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Judge denies bond reduction after court admits jail-call recording in shooting case

252nd District Court · April 1, 2026
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Summary

A judge denied a defense request to reduce bond in a shooting-related matter after the state authenticated and played a jail-call recording; the state introduced a USB with a full recording and a shortened subtitled excerpt, which the judge admitted over defense objections.

A judge denied a motion to reduce bond in the matter involving Jonah Ray Johnson after the state authenticated and played a jail telephone recording. Captain Michael Ponder, custodian of the county jail’s records, testified that he had reviewed the USB drive and had ‘‘no doubt’’ it…

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