Judge Boyd sets Matthew Salazar bond at $30,000 with GPS condition; contest hearing set for March 6

The court set bond at $30,000 for Matthew Salazar and scheduled a contested hearing for March 6 after the parties addressed an outstanding motion to revoke.

Salazar appeared by video and answered questions about housing, mental-health treatment and prior bond history. He told the court he is receiving treatment for PTSD and severe depressive disorder. The State requested a $30,000 bond with a no-contact condition; the defense asked the court to reinstate the prior $7,500 bond. After considering the record and the motion to revoke, Judge Stephanie Boyd set bond at $30,000 and noted the option had been discussed of setting bond at $20,000 with GPS. The court set a contest hearing on March 6 and advised the defendant of the date.

“So the bond will be set at $30,000,” the court said. The clerk was instructed to note the March 6 contest setting. The judge also noted the underlying motion to revoke and explained the court’s supervisory role in reviewing the factual allegations in the motion; she did not take the motion as true at the bond-setting stage.

The court recorded that the defendant had previously been remanded without bond on an earlier filing in the case record, and the court explained the effect of the pending motion to revoke on the defendant’s current custody status. The court advised the defendant that the case would return on the calendar and that he should be present for the contest hearing.

The prosecution was instructed to inform the complainant of the bond setting.

The matter was continued to March 6 at 9 a.m. for the contested hearing; the defendant was excused after acknowledging the date and time.