If former NU professor accused of murder released on bond, ‘friend-of-a-friend’ will monitor him, lawyers say – By Matthew Hendrickson (Chicago Sun Times) / May 28 2020
Denied bail once before, Wyndham Latham, an infectious disease expert, is again seeking to be released from jail so he can help battle COVID-19.
Lawyers for a former Northwestern University microbiologist accused of murdering his boyfriend again argued for his release Thursday so the renowned infectious disease expert can assist in the battle against the coronavirus.
Cook County Judge Charles Burns, last month, denied Wyndham Lathem’s request to be released on $1 million bail.
But this time in his bid to be let out of Cook County Jail, Lathem’s attorneys suggested their client be released on $1.5 million bail.
They also assured the judge that if the 45-year-old is released, a third-party custodian would rent an apartment for Lathem and check in with him multiple times a day while he helps in curbing the pandemic.
Defense attorney Adam Sheppard said the third-party custodian is a “friend-of-a-friend.” He stressed to the judge that the person is someone who has “never hung out with [Lathem] individually.”
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