Less than one week after being jailed for not honoring his bond conditions, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may be headed back to a cell. A prosecutor has accused him of violating the bail terms of his assault case by spending time with his sister, one of 11 witnesses listed by authorities.
According to the Associated Press, Kilpatrick and Ayanna Kilpatrick were together at their mother’s house Saturday, a day after he was released from jail for violating bond in a separate perjury case, said Doug Baker of the Michigan attorney general’s office.
Kilpatrick’s defense team, however, believes the mayor did nothing wrong. Attorney Jim Thomas said Magistrate Renee McDuffee clarified Friday that Kilpatrick was allowed to have contact with his sister. Thomas has accused state Attorney General Mike Cox, a Republican, of trying to play politics with the latest filing against the Democratic mayor. Judge Ronald Giles threw the mayor in jail for violating his bond conditions in a perjury case involving Kilpatrick and a former top aide. Kilpatrick traveled to Windsor, Ontario, for city business July 23 without first notifying authorities.
Kilpatrick was released Friday after a higher court, acting on an appeal, set his bond at $50,000.
Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.