DONNIE ALLEN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING BENJAMIN MCCOMAS. An Ohio repeat offender was accused of killing someone just days after a nonprofit paid his bail, which allowed him to be released from jail. His bond was initially set at $15,000, which was later lowered by Judge Joy Kennedy to $5,000 on Dec. 8..Means he got out for 500 bucks; In written answers to a questionnaire by The Marshall Project in 2024, Kennedy said she felt bail reform was necessary. "BAIL REFORM IS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF INEQUITIES WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EVER-EVOLVING MATTER THAT MUST CONSTANTLY BE ADDRESSED TO PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND PREVENT UNNECESSARY PRETRIAL DETENTION," SHE SAID. Code for I'm DEI hire and Judge Crime by Race.