BELTON, Texas (FOX 44)- UPDATE:18-year-old accused murder, Caysen Tyler Allison has been release on a commercial bond on Friday 2:30pm. Conditions of the bond stipulate that Allison must wear an ankle monitor, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s County Office.
The teen charged with the murder of a fellow student at Belton High School had his bond reduced by $875,000.
Bond was originally at $1 million for 18-year-old Caysen Tyler Allison, who remains in the Bell County Jail with a $175,000 Murder charge – with a separate charge for Assault Causes Bodily Injury set at $15,000.
The Bell County Grand Jury indicted 18-year-old Caysen Allison on a murder charge on June 9. He is accused of stabbing Jose “Joe” Luis Ramirez, Jr., during a fight in a Belton High School bathroom on May 3.
Police say they obtained video of Allison stabbing Ramirez with a knife in a bathroom. Allison was arrested off-campus about 20 minutes after the incident.
In a letter to Belton High School parents, Principal Ben Smith said they believe it was an isolated incident – but the school went into lockdown, and students stayed in their classrooms as a precaution.
Allison was officially charged with Murder on May 4.