Blame musicmax, he got me curious.
Recall that District Court Judge Donnie Hoover reduced the bond for accused McClure home invasion ring-leader Matthew Morgan.
Morgan is now out walking the streets of Charlotte despite multiple felony arrests — some while he was out on bond previously — and even though police say they found the handguns and the duct tape used in the McClure assault in Morgan’s residence.
So who is the judge who thought it a good idea to turn Morgan loose last Friday after Morgan spent a little over a month in jail on his latest felony charges?
Short answer, among the raft of liberal Democrat judges the Obama wave elected in Mecklenburg County last November. Longer answer, a Mike Easley appointee who was the choice of local high-powered defense attorneys for a slot on the bench.
State campaign records indicates a slew of local attorneys contributed to Hoover’s campaign, including state Rep. Nick Mackey, who chipped in with $250 in cash in July 2008. Also well represented among donors, current and former CMS employees. Hoover’s wife Josephine is a long-time CMS veteran who currently teaches math at Carmel Middle School. Bail bondsman Larry Macklin of G&L Bonding Company also contributed $750.
Other Hoover contributors of note including WGIV executive director/owner Frank Neely ($300), the Mecklenburg County Bail Agents PAC ($500), and county commissioner Dumont Clark ($100).
