LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – An accused killer has been granted home incarceration for the second time since his August arrest. Deandre Williams will be released from Metro Corrections to wait for his trial from home, through the home incarceration program.
According to police, Deandre Williams admitted to shooting and killing Robert Leechman in August.
Hours after his arrest, a judge granted him home incarceration but police stepped in and kept him behind bars. Tuesday, a different judge granted his release and this time no one can stop it.
Judge Audra J. Eckerle granted the release Tuesday morning.
It’s the second time Robert Leechman’s family has heard those words.
"It ain't justice. It’s not,” Jamie Denton, Leechman’s mother said.
The family sat in court behind the Deandre Williams, the man police said confessed to killing their loved one.
It’s was hard to contain their emotions, knowing he's been given the chance to wait for trial from the comfort of his home.
"Our son is deceased, he killed our flesh and blood, and he's back out on the streets to boast and brag. And I'm not feeling comfortable with him being out,” Leechman’s grandmother Ernestine Denton said.
Leechman's family said they're worried their son's accused killer may act out again.
According to HIP data, requested by WHAS11, on average 10 people violated HIP every day in 2017 and were returned to Metro Corrections. The violations included drug use, assault, and even murder.
"I hope that they do something, and reverse it and put him back where he needs to be because he is a killer,” Denton said.
The first time Williams was granted HIP, police stepped in and stopped the release. But this time, it’s in the hands of the court. The only person who can change the decision is the person who made it, and although it’s unlikely, it’s what this family is hoping for.
"Justice will be served. That's it. Justice will be served,” Denton said.
Williams is expected back in court in August.