THE MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING AND BEATING A 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN ALBUQUERQUE TWO MONTHS AGO HAS BONDED OUT OF JAIL. MAINTENANCE MAN ERNIE CASIAS MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON TUESDAY, AND THE JUDGE LOWERED HIS BOND FROM 500-THOUSAND TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS. CASIAS HAS BEEN ORDERED TO WEAR A GPS ANKLE MONITOR AS PART OF HIS CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.
CASIAS FACES CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION IN THE MARCH 7TH ATTACK.
