Judge Refuses Bail For Lionel Tate

POSTED: Thursday, June 23, 2005

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A Broward County Judge is refusing to release Lionel Tate on bond after hearing new evidence linking him to the armed robbery of a pizza deliveryman.

Detectives say a series of cell phone text messages between Tate and a 16-year-old boy show them plotting a robbery. The boy is identified as Willie Caruthers and has denied involvement in the robbery.

Police say one text message says, "You still want to bust that lick after school?" A detective says "lick" is a street term for an armed robbery.

Tate will continue to be held without bond until an Aug. 8 hearing. The 18-year-old is on probation as part of a plea agreement after an appeals court overturned his initial conviction and life sentence in the 1999 killing of a 6-year-old girl. Tate was 12 at the time.

Previous Stories:

June 23, 2005: State, Tate Lawyer Offer Different Stories At Bond Hearing
June 22, 2005: Lawyer Says He Can Prove Tate Did Not Commit Robbery
June 2, 2005: Judge Denies Bond For Lionel Tate
May 25, 2005: Guns Missing From Home Of Lionel Tate's Mother
May 24, 2005: Lionel Tate Arrested Again
November 29, 2004: Tate Can Return To Mother's Home
October 29, 2004: No More Jail Time For Lionel Tate
September 8, 2004: Lionel Tate Arrested For Alleged Probation Violation
January 30, 2004: Victim's Mother Unloads In Courtroom Statement As Teen Pleads Guilty
January 29, 2004: Girl's Mother Wants Tate To Admit Killing Was No Accident
January 27, 2004: Lionel Tate Walks Out Of Jail
January 5, 2004: Tate Unhappy With Terms, But Signs Plea Deal

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