Cutright's Bail Set at $500K, Rules in Place

0:00It's April 21st. From your city to your ears, this is California News Today, powered by AI. A judge in Woodland just greenlit bail for Craig Cutwright, one of the guys charged in that deadly Asparto explosion case. He said it at $500,000, but only after checking that the money's coming clean from family like a house lien and cash savings. Cutwright wasn't even in court Tuesday since jail didn't bring him, but his lawyer handled it. Cut in his brother-in-law as a witness, who said he's fronting the cash with no payback expected. This came after the judge shot down an earlier push to drop the bail amount. Now it's all systems go, as long as those funds check out. Families of the victims are hurting bad over this. Johnny Ramos, dad to two who died in the blast, laid it out raw, nobody's bringing his kids back, yet these defendants get to walk with arrangements. It's hitting hard in a community still reeling from the fireworks gone wrong that killed four. If the bail post by Wednesday, Cutwright faces a ton of rules.

1:03No passport, random searches on him, and his gadgets, electronic ankle bracelet for 60. Days at his cost, no hanging with co-defendants or victims' families stuck in California, and zero involvement with explosives or fireworks. That setup keeps the pressure on while he awaits a raiment, balancing court caution with the push for his freedom.