A Daviess Circuit Court judge on Thursday denied a motion to reduce bond for Damartez Thruston, whose recent murder trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. A new trial date has been set for November.
Thruston is charged with murder in connection with the death of Kevin White, who was shot and killed on March 12, 2019, at a home on West 8th Street. Thruston’s trial began March 28 and included several days of testimony. The jury could not come to a consensus, leading Judge Thomas Castlen to declare a mistrial on April 3. (Read more on the trial here.)
Following the conclusion of his trial, Thruston was taken back to the Daviess County Detention Center.
Thruston appeared in court again on April 17, when his attorney Ramon McGee asked the court to reconsider the $200,000 cash bond. The motion requested the bond be modified to allow for release on a lower amount or through the Home Incarceration Program, along with permissions for work, medical treatment, and meetings with legal counsel.
The motion was ultimately denied by Castlen.
A new trial date was set for November 18, and the trial is expected to last 7 days.
