Article: Bail bonds company to recoup $100,000 in Skundrich case

A bail bonds company will get back some of the money lost after it put up $250,000 for a Butler County man who fled the area and evaded authorities for four years until his arrest last spring.

Westmoreland County Judge John Blahovec, in an eight-page opinion filed Tuesday, said investigatory work done by Liberty Bail Bonds was partially responsible for the eventual capture of Ralph "Pretty Boy" Skundrich in Florida.

Blahovec forfeited Skundrich's bond in 2005 after he cut off an ankle bracelet and fled from house arrest while awaiting trial in Westmoreland County on charges that he attempted to rob a Greensburg grocery store executive in his Indiana County home.

That bond has been held in an ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!