Today, February 2, the prosecutor filed a motion to dismiss
charges against Charles C. Gordon, IV, who was arrested on January 23 in what
police described as a burglary in progress at a home in the 2200 block of Apple
Valley Drive.
On January 25, Gordon was released from jail after posting a
$10,000 surety bond. My quick research
on the Internet indicates he pays a premium to an insurance company to post the
$10,000 bail.
Christy M. Laurin, who was arrested with Gordon, was
released on January 24 on her own recognizance, without bail, because she had
no prior criminal record.
On January 31, the public defender “entered an appearance on
behalf of Defendant” [Gordon].
According to records on www.mountvernonmuncipalcourt.org,
both Gordon and Laurin had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing today,
Gordon at 2 p.m. and Laurin at 2:30 p.m.
But on January 31, Laurin, with her lawyer, waived her right to the
hearing and consented to be “bound over to the Knox County Grand Jury for
further proceedings” while remaining free on her own recognizance, without
bail. The next day, February 1, the
court accepted her waiver and consent to a grand jury.
That left only Gordon’s hearing today, but when I arrived I
saw the courtroom was vacant, so I went to the court clerk’s office and learned
the hearing would not occur today because they were waiting for paperwork. Court records showed that Gordon would be
mailing a plea.
I can only assume the paperwork they were waiting for was
pertaining to the prosecutor’s dismissal of charges against Gordon.
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