St. Louis man allegedly kills his wife after released on bail

Samuel Lee Scott, 54,  a Missouri man, was charged with murder Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife after a bleeding heart progressive nonprofit group posted his bail in a domestic violence case, according to prosecutors.

Scott was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 54-year-old Marcia Johnson, several hours after he was released from jail on a domestic abuse case involving her.

Scott had been in jail for a misdemeanor domestic assault charge after he allegedly hit Johnson in the face and threatened to “finish what (he) started” in January. It's amazing that hitting one's spouse in the face is classified as a misdemeanor. What does it take to be considered a felony?

The St. Louis Bail Project posted his $5,000 bail on April 9, court documents obtained by The Associated Press stated. If they had allowed Scott to remain in prison, he might have cooled down long enough not to kill his wife.

Later the same night of his release, Scott was said to have gone to Johnson’s home at around 7:45 p.m. and basically beat her to death. He didn't even have the courtesy to leave a thank you note for the St. Louis Bail Project.

Several hours after the brutal beating, Johnson was rushed to a nearby hospital after a friend found her head and body bloodied. According to a probable cause statement, she was “unconscious, had a broken eye socket, several broken ribs, and was bruised from head to toe.”

Johnson died Sunday, five days after Scott's release which was thanks to the St. Louis Bail Project.

Scott, who had previous drug and assault convictions, admitted he struck Johnson, police said.

The Bail Project has operated in St. Louis since January 2018. Executive Director Robin Steinberg said the organization was "deeply saddened," but bail wasn't to blame for Johnson's death. 

No, it wasn't the money itself that was to blame; it was the policy of releasing dangerous people without regard for their potential violence if put back out on the street.

"No one could have predicted this tragedy," Steinberg said in a statement, without actually having done any investigative work to make this determination. 

"It's important to remember that had he been wealthy enough to afford his bail, or bonded out by a commercial bail bond agency, he would have been free pretrial as well. In times like this, we must come together for this family and keep sight of the need to transform the larger systems that create poverty, racism and violence, including the pretrial bail system."

Except that he wasn't wealthy enough to afford his bail and would have remained in jail until his trial, which would have hopefully determined that he is a danger to his spouse and possibly others.

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, an average of 20 people experience “intimate partner” physical violence every minute.

One in three women is said to experience some form of physical violence by her partner and this is totally unacceptable.


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