LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Lawyer Basic Dana Nessel filed an attraction right now within the Ingham County Circuit Courtroom to reverse the parole granted to a convicted rapist.
William Lamont Bonds, 56, is at the moment incarcerated on the Carson Metropolis Correctional Facility. Bonds is scheduled to be launched on parole on Feb. 20, 2025.
Based on a information launch despatched to six Information, Bonds sexually assaulted two victims in separate cases in 1992. He was discovered responsible by an Ingham County jury in 1993 of 1 depend of First-Diploma Prison Sexual Conduct, one depend of Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property over $100, and one depend of Breaking and Coming into an Occupied Constructing with Intent. These convictions stemmed from his rape of 1 sufferer at gunpoint. Bonds was sentenced to 30 to 45 years.
He pled responsible to at least one depend of First-Diploma Prison Sexual Conduct in 1994 after breaking into one other sufferer’s residence and raping her. He obtained an extra sentence of 25 to 45 years for this conviction.
The Parole Board granted him a 24-month time period parole on November 14, 2024.
One in every of his victims contacted the Division of Lawyer Basic searching for assist to forestall Bonds’ launch following the Parole Board’s resolution. The Division says the Parole Board’s resolution to, “grant Bonds parole is a clear abuse of the Board’s discretion.”
“Mr. Bonds is not a suitable candidate for parole, and the Parole Board decision to grant him parole again is both puzzling and dangerous,” mentioned Lawyer Basic Dana Nessel in a information launch despatched to six Information.
