Bay St. Louis, MS: Bond reduced for man facing murder charge in his wife's 2007 death

By Associated Press
11:23 AM CDT, May 23, 2010
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Bond has been reduced for a Mississippi man charged with murder in the 2007 death of his wife.

In Bay St. Louis, Circuit Court Judge Roger Clark has reduced bond for Leo Lucas Laurent from $1 million to $200,000, according to a story in the Sea Coast Echo.

Laurent is accused of killing his wife, Brandi Hawkins Laurent, in August 2007. Trial is currently scheduled for June 28.

Laurent's attorney, Brian Alexander, said that if Laurent can meet the new bond requirement, which was set Thursday, he'll use his freedom to prepare for trial and spend time with his family. Prosecutors had asked that Laurent's bond be revoked, arguing that he is a flight risk.