Teamless wrote:yep, $1MM is a lot of money, and even 10% cash/bond would be $100K and still probably a bit much.
But that could be that there is more to the story than just a simple "I thought it was unloaded" and the judge or DA knows more and got a bigger bond.
I am sure that more facts will come to light. The guy who was accused of shooting his uncle during a hog hunt was charged with murder. His bail was $150,000.