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Judge imposes no‑contact condition for complainant in Charles Young burglary case; declines to raise bond without testimony
Summary
In a burglary case before the 252nd District Court, the judge declined to revoke or raise the defendant's bond without the complaining witness present but imposed a strict no‑contact condition with complainant Mikayla Harris, warning that any contact would lead to jail and potential bond increase.
The presiding judge in the 252nd District Court granted a prosecutor’s request to admonish a defendant and impose a strict no‑contact condition with the alleged victim, but she stopped short of raising or revoking bond because the complaining witness was not present to testify.
Prosecutors told the court that complainant Mikayla (Mikaela) Harris had reached out with copies of text messages she and family members reported receiving that appeared to come from the defendant and that the messages threatened her. The prosecutor asked the court to modify bond conditions to prevent contact.
Defense counsel said he had not seen the messages and that his client told him he had had no contact after bonding out. The judge said she would not revoke or raise bond without testimony, but she imposed a strict order: the defendant must have “absolutely no contact with Mikayla Harris” by any means — in person, direct message, text, Snapchat, email, or through third parties — and warned, “If you do it, you’re going to jail.” The judge instructed the defense attorney to obtain the messages for review before the next court date.
Why it matters No‑contact conditions are common in cases with alleged intimidation of victims; here the court used a protective condition rather than immediately altering bond because the complaining witness was not in court to present live testimony. The order carries immediate enforcement consequences if the prosecution later establishes prohibited contact.
Court action and next steps The court denied the prosecutor’s request to raise or revoke bond without the complainant present but ordered no contact with Mikayla Harris and asked defense counsel and the state to exchange the relevant materials for the next hearing. The judge warned that if additional messages or reports of contact occur, the court will revisit bond and consider raising it or revoking bond and remanding the defendant to custody.
