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#Ethan Williams’ dad says bail in case ‘unbelievable’

“Ethan Williams’ dad says bail in case ‘unbelievable'”

The father of a young Indiana man gunned down during a visit to the city took aim Sunday at the “machine judge” who granted bail in the troubling stray-bullet slaying case, continuing his pointed outrage at the decision.

Ethan Williams, 20, was fatally shot while sitting on the stoop of his Bushwick vacation rental with friends on Oct. 23, 2020, allegedly by William Freeman, 26.

Freeman was arrested last week, more than two years after the shooting, and told investigators he had opened fire because he mistakenly believed one of Williams’ pals was a rival gang member who’d killed his cousin, officials said.

The suspect, who has nine prior arrests, was granted a $350,000 bail by Brooklyn Criminal Court judge Leigh Cheng, despite the objection of prosecutors.

Ethan’s grieving father, Jason Williams, appeared on “Fox and Friends” Sunday to talk about the legal development,

“Total shock, unbelievable. It felt as an act of malice to hear that a judge would grant bail to someone who had just previously within the day or two before confessed to murdering my child,” Williams said.

Ethan Williams.
Ethan Williams was fatally shot while sitting on the stoop of his Bushwick vacation rental with friends on Oct. 23, 2020.

Williams was visiting Brooklyn to film skateboarding videos for the school’s film media program.

William Freeman was arrested last week and told police he had opened fire because he mistakenly believed one of Williams’ pals was a rival gang member.

“I’ve learned that some of these judges are called machine judges. In other words, they have some political connection to someone else who can get them on the ballot,” he continued.

“This judge received over 99% of the vote because it’s New York City and it’s a Democratic city. Yet, he’s letting murderers walk free on the streets. This murderer’s been free for two years and he gave him another chance.”

Williams said his family was “very optimistic” Freeman would not be able to afford the bail or $600,000 partially-secured bond, but said it was “scary” he had the opportunity.

Jason Williams.
“This murderer’s been free for two years and [the judge] gave him another chance,” Jason Williams explained.
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Ethan Williams was a Indiana University sophomore who was visiting Brooklyn to film skateboarding videos for the school’s film media program.

He had dreamed of visiting New York since becoming a fan of the movie “Spider-Man” as a child, his dad said.

Cheng had explained to Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Jordan Rossman why Freeman’s two counts of murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges were not enough to keep him behind bars.

“Obviously you requested remand and I determined for a variety of reasons, obviously the charges are very serious, however, I do believe some amount of bail is appropriate here,” he said in court Friday.

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