Overview
- Glossip, granted bond Thursday, could leave jail for the first time in nearly 30 years under GPS monitoring, a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew, residence with his wife, and bans on out-of-state travel and contact with witnesses.
- Judge Natalie Mai said the state’s case has weakened over time and cited prosecutorial misconduct, undisclosed evidence, and credibility problems with key witness Justin Sneed in finding she could not deny bail.
- The U.S. Supreme Court in February 2025 vacated Glossip’s conviction and death sentence, ruling prosecutors let Sneed give testimony they knew was false and saying Glossip is entitled to a new trial.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond plans to retry Glossip on a murder charge without seeking the death penalty and his office said it disagrees with the bond decision.
- A preliminary hearing is set for June 23, a next step as Glossip—who faced nine execution dates and was served three last meals—enters pretrial life outside custody in a case built largely on Sneed’s account.