Fire at home of former North Charleston police officer

Slager was granted bond and released from jail on Monday.

Freed, for now: Michael Slager (left, in court on Monday) was released from prison on Monday on a $500,000 bond. Walter Scott was shot 8 times by Slager. He was indicted on a murder charge in June.

Local media outlets report the fire at the vacant home of Michael Slager was reported around 9:20 p.m. Friday in Hanahan.

Two people dressed in black were seen running from the scene, he said.

The investigation is “in its early stages”, police said. It is unclear whether he was at the house at the time of the fire. Activists want him back in jail because they say he’s a danger to the community. The trial is set for October 31, 2016, nearly a year and a half after his arrest.

Condon says any threats of community violence do not come into play when a judge is considering bond. Slager also will be allowed to leave to attend church, visit the doctor or his attorneys, and attend court appearances.

However, if it turns out the civil rights group’s protesters were the culprit, Johnson said they should be arrested.

Slager’s attorney, Andy Savage, said he is representing his client pro bono and has already spent $100,000 of his own money on experts. “It doesn’t have to be the protesters out there doing something to his home”, Johnson said. “Justice in this case will be dispensed by the members of a jury, and by no one else”. According to the New York Times, the footage shows Slager picking up the taser, walking over and dropping the weapon next to Scott’s body.

Slager had stopped the 51-year-old Scott for a nonfunctioning brake light on his auto. Slager’s wife and newborn child, who was born while he was in prison, has “since relocated”, Fowler said.

Justin Bamberg, the attorney for Scott’s family, said they were disappointed by the ruling but respected it.