Judge orders no bond for driver in Tampa crash that killed 4 outside bar in nightlife district

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday ordered the detention of a man who was charged with driving into a crowd outside a bar last weekend, killing four people and injuring more than a dozen others in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, that is known for its nightlife and tourists.

Silas Sampson, 22, has been charged with 14 counts, including four felony charges of vehicular homicide, as well as reckless driving and fleeing the scene. Hillsborough County Circuit Chief Judge Christopher Sabella ordered Sampson to be held in jail on no bond until trial for the vehicular homicide charges.

Hillsborough County prosecutors had argued that Sampson didn’t deserve to be released on bail since he posed a threat to the community…

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