chicagotribune.com
Sister refuses to bail out man held in coach attack
Published September 23, 2002
The man accused of attacking the Kansas City Royals' first-base coach at Comiskey Park remained in jail Sunday as his sister said his actions embarrassed her family.
William Ligue Jr.'s bail was set at $200,000 Saturday, 10 percent of which must be posted for his release.
"I ain't got $20,000 to put up for him," his sister, Kimberly Richardson, said Sunday. "And for what he did, this stupidity? No, he's not getting out of jail."
Ligue, 34, is charged with a felony count of aggravated battery in a public place of amusement. His 15-year-old son, also accused in the attack, is scheduled to appear in Juvenile Court on Monday.
Richardson said Ligue had been on edge in the weeks before the attack. He had just bought a headstone for his 1-month-old daughter, who died in May, she said. "Maybe this was a cry out for help from him because there was so much going on in his mind," she said. |
