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Judge sets $70,000 bond for Jesus Suarez Moreno; GPS limited to work, no contact orders imposed
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd set bond at $70,000 for Jesus Suarez Moreno after a defense motion to reduce bond; court ordered partial GPS for employment only, waived GPS fees, and no contact with the complainant and no unsupervised contact with minors. Case reset for Nov. 20 for plea/offer status and discovery updates.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court set bond at $70,000 on a bond-reduction hearing for Jesus Suarez Moreno, ordering partial GPS monitoring limited to employment, waiving GPS fees and imposing no-contact conditions with the complainant and no unsupervised contact with minors. The court scheduled the case for a plea/offering status on Nov. 20.
The hearing began when defense counsel presented a motion to reduce bond. Moreno’s employer, Alex Heffler, testified that Moreno had been an electrician for the company for about five years, that he “has been excellent” and “absolutely” reliable, and that he would rehire Moreno immediately if released. Heffler said Moreno works about five days a week and that “there’s plenty of work for him.” Moreno’s mother, Maria de Socorro Moreno, testified she would contribute toward any bond amount and said she would allow her son to live with her if released.
The prosecutor cited Moreno’s criminal history, including a DWI, and urged the court to keep the bond high given pattern concerns in the records. After hearing argument and noting the absence of evidence about Moreno’s bank accounts, Judge Boyd said, “This is what the court is going to do. The court is going to set his bond at $70,000. There’s gonna be partial GPS for employment only, waived GPS fees.” The court also ordered no contact with the complainant and no unsupervised contact with minors.
The defense asked for a reduction to $30,000; the court declined and instead set the $70,000 bond with the GPS condition described above. The court directed that the parties return on Nov. 20 and told the parties to be prepared to report whether a plea agreement had been reached; if not, a jury trial setting would follow.
Less critical procedural items included admission of the state’s exhibit for the bond hearing and confirmation that no witnesses would be presented by the state for the bond hearing itself. The court noted the bail amount would be subject to usual posting procedures and that the partial GPS condition was limited strictly to employment monitoring and that GPS fees were waived for this defendant.
The court’s orders are limited to the items recited on the record. The Nov. 20 date is a scheduling and plea-deadline check; further hearings were not specified at today’s hearing.
