An Oklahoma judge grants bond to former death row prisoner Richard Glossip on Thursday, allowing him to leave jail for the first time in nearly 30 years while he awaits a retrial. The decision comes in his case over the 1997 murder of his former employer, Barry Van Treese. Multiple outlets report that Glossip had been on death row and faced execution three separate times before his conviction was later overturned.
The judge, Natalie Mai, rules that Glossip may be released on bond as he prepares for a new trial, setting bond at $500,000. The ruling effectively paves the way for his first release from custody since his arrest in the late 1990s. Several sources also note that the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Glossip’s conviction last year.
The outlets also describe Glossip’s long-running claims of innocence and note that prominent public figures have supported him, including Kim Kardashian. Coverage characterizes Thursday’s bond ruling as a procedural step that allows a retrial to proceed without Glossip remaining incarcerated during the process.
