{"id":507278,"date":"2022-11-06T19:13:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T16:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ethan-williams-dad-says-bail-in-case-unbelievable\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T19:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T16:13:12","slug":"ethan-williams-dad-says-bail-in-case-unbelievable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ethan-williams-dad-says-bail-in-case-unbelievable\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ethan Williams&#8217; dad says bail in case &#8216;unbelievable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b791591a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b791591a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ethan-williams-dad-says-bail-in-case-unbelievable\/#%E2%80%9CEthan_Williams_dad_says_bail_in_case_%E2%80%98unbelievable%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ethan Williams&#8217; dad says bail in case &#8216;unbelievable&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Ethan Williams&#8217; dad says bail in case &#8216;unbelievable'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The father of a young Indiana man gunned down during a visit to the city took aim Sunday at the \u201cmachine judge\u201d who granted bail in the troubling stray-bullet slaying case, continuing his pointed outrage at the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Williams, 20, was fatally shot while sitting on the stoop of his Bushwick vacation rental with friends on Oct. 23, 2020, allegedly by William Freeman, 26.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman was arrested last week, more than two years after the shooting, and told investigators he had opened fire because he mistakenly believed one of Williams\u2019 pals was a rival gang member who\u2019d killed his cousin, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who has nine prior arrests, was granted a $350,000 bail by Brooklyn Criminal Court judge Leigh Cheng, despite the objection of prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s grieving father, Jason Williams, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6315060476112\">appeared<\/a> on \u201cFox and Friends\u201d Sunday to talk about the legal development, <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal shock, unbelievable. It felt as an act of malice to hear that a judge would grant bail to someone who had just previously within the day or two before confessed to murdering my child,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=600\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Ethan Williams.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Ethan Williams was fatally shot while sitting on the stoop of his Bushwick vacation rental with friends on Oct. 23, 2020.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Williams family handout<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/arrest-killing-brooklyn-04-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Williams was visiting Brooklyn to film skateboarding videos for the school&#8217;s film <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> program.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Courtesy of Jason Williams<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ethan-williams-shooting-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    William Freeman was arrested last week and told police he had opened fire because he mistakenly believed one of Williams&#8217; pals was a rival gang member.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned that some of these judges are called machine judges. In other words, they have some political connection to someone else who can get them on the ballot,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis judge received over 99% of the vote because it\u2019s New York City and it\u2019s a Democratic city. Yet, he\u2019s letting murderers walk free on the streets. This murderer\u2019s been free for two years and he gave him another chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams said his family was \u201cvery optimistic\u201d Freeman would not be able to afford the bail or $600,000 partially-secured bond, but said it was \u201cscary\u201d he had the opportunity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-williams-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jason Williams.\" class=\"wp-image-24548368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-williams-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-williams-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-williams-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThis murderer\u2019s been free for two years and [the judge] gave him another chance,\u201d Jason Williams explained.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ethan Williams was a Indiana University sophomore who was visiting Brooklyn to film skateboarding videos for the school\u2019s film media program.<\/p>\n<p>He had dreamed of visiting New York since becoming a fan of the movie \u201cSpider-Man\u201d as a child, his dad said.<\/p>\n<p>Cheng had explained to Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Jordan Rossman why Freeman\u2019s two counts of murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges were not enough to keep him behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously you requested remand and I determined for a variety of reasons, obviously the charges are very serious, however, I do believe some amount of bail is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate here,\u201d he said in court Friday.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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