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Judge frees mayor on $50,000 bond, restricts travel, orders him tethered
By M.L. ELRICK and Joe Swickard • Free Press Staff Writers • August 8, 2008

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was fitted for a tether today and released after arraignment on new assault charges.

This morning Wayne County Circuit Judge Thomas Jackson ruled Kilpatrick must pay $50,000 cash bond and wear a tether before he could be released from the Wayne County Jail. He also was forbidden to travel, meaning the mayor must cancel his trip to the Democratic National Convention and a family trip to Florida.