A Lubbock judge reduced by half the bond amount set for a 32-year-old man charged in his older brother’s August stabbing death, according to a ruling issued this month.
District Judge William Eichman’s ruling comes after a Sept. 27 hearing in the 364th District Court, during which Jeremy Munoz’s defense attorney argued 35-year-old Jacob Munoz’s death was a tragic accident stemming from a fight between two brothers.
Jeremy Munoz appeared in court with his attorney, Keltin VonGonten, to ask the court to lower his $300,000 bond to $100,000 at most. He was released Saturday on bond.
‘A tragic situation’
Munoz, had been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since his Aug. 25 arrest in the death of his older brother.
Munoz was initially arrested on a count of murder, however, a Lubbock County grand jury returned an indictment on Sept. 17 charging him with a count of aggravated assault of a family member with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury.
VonGonten asked the court to pay close attention to his client’s indictment.