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Dillon free on $100,000 bond

Dillon free on $100,000 bondSentenced to life in slaying, man, family reunite after 27 yearsBY JOHN A. TORRESFLORIDA TODAY After nearly 28 years in prison, William Dillon hopes to spend the next few days making his first cell phone call, watching a DVD and eating some "real" food. Then, he has to prepare for a trial. His wish to go for a swim will have to wait for now, due to a GPS monitor attached around his leg. "Golly, goodness gracious," an emotional Dillon said as he emerged from custody for the first time in nearly three decades to hug his parents, brothers and sister, and to meet nieces and nephews who were born after his incarceration. "This is a beautiful thing." Circuit Judge David Dugan granted Dillon's request for bond on Tuesday morning, setting it at $100,000 -- or $25,000 in cash...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).