Coffee County Judge Vanessa Jackson lowered the bond over a 39 year old accused of murder 2-years ago. The suspect is Connie Sanders King in Coffee County. The bond went from $500,000 to only $75,000. King is facing charges in the murder of Thomas Colucci on Nov. 13, 2012 at a residence on Pocahontas Road near Manchester that they shared.

At the time, King was seen running from the house with blood on her screaming hysterically. She claimed that someone broke into the house and assaulted her and killed Colucci. His body was found just inside the garage by authorities.

After the murder police later arrested her husband Troy King in California near San Diego. He was charged with murder. She was later arrested in Florida.
Connie King's mother testified before Judge Jackson that if Connie King was granted bond that she would live in Grundy County with her. Her attorney, Chris Stanford, told the judge that his client would wear a GPS ankle bracelet for tracking purposes and that she would stay at her mother's house. According to Assistant District Attorney Kristy West, the order does allow King to visit her attorney's office while wearing the She has been held in the Franklin County Jail. Meanwhile, Troy King remains in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $1 million.

The Colucci murder has drawn national attention as the CBS television show 48 hours has filed a request with the court to video the trial. The trial is set to get started on May 14 in the Coffee County Circuit Court with Judge Jackson presiding.

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