Who would loan this creep their vehicle? No info if he's bonded out, again. When can bond be denied?

From Rusty Surrette:
I've had several inquiries this morning about Cody Morgan's latest arrest. He's the 22-year-old from Centerville arrested earlier this summer following a crash that left another driver in critical condition after he allegedly blew through a stop sign while driving intoxicated in College Station.

He was arrested again this morning by Texas A&M University Police. It's his 7th time being booked into the Brazos County jail since August of last year.

This morning, he was arrested on charges of driving with an invalid license and 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance. Today's arrest report says UPD stopped him on Raymond Stotzer Parkway just before 2 a.m. for driving 60 mph in a 40.

The controlled substances found in the car were Nandrolone Decanoate and Testosterone Cypionate. AKA: Steroids

According to court records, Morgan is also named in a civil lawsuit filed in June. Case type: Injury/Damage- Motor Vehicle. It was filed days after the crash in June mentioned above.

Other previous charges in Brazos County: Public Intoxication, DWI, No Insurance, Intoxication Assault with a Vehicle Causing Serious Bodily Injury, Reckless Driving, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. He also had a warrant last year for Theft of Property in Walker County.
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Link to WTAW previous story, $100,000 bond that occurrence.
https://wtaw.com/college-station-police-arrest-a-centerville-man-a-second-time-on-drunk-driving-charges/

https://portal-txbrazos.tylertech.cloud/JailSearch/JailingDetail.aspx?JailingID=387605

Appears to have been released/bonded out the same day.

GSS said:

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On a $13,000 bond. This punk has $$, or an incredibly stupid family with money and/or friends.

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FWIW, one would only have to pay 10% of that to get him out so $1300.

Having said that, someone did have to fork over 10K to get him out on the DWI/vehicular assault etc. charge.

I was aware of the typical 10% bail bond numbers, but it can be more, based on risk involved, and this clown fits that scenario, along with the previous bail $$$ involved.
And it's mind boggling, that anyone sane would give him the keys to anything bigger than a lawn mower.

Some bail bond companies don't require 10% cash. I know some go down as low at 7% down to bond people out and others will take collateral suck as vehicles or owned property. So in theory, if your family has money you might not even have to pay actual cash to bond out.

Pam Edwards was one of the victims, in the June crash caused by Cody Morgan, at Holleman & Graham Rd.
This info is from a GoFundMe page, created back in June.
Updates indicate Edwards is now in a College Station rehab facility.
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Our hearts are heavy as we ask for help on behalf of Pam, a loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend, who is currently fighting for her life after a horrific car accident caused by a reckless, drunk driver.

On Friday, June 13, 2025, Pam was driving near College Station, TX, when her vehicle was struck by an uninsured drunk driver. She was rushed to a local hospital and later life-flighted to a Level 1 trauma center in Temple, TX, where she remains in critical condition.

Pam has sustained extensive and life-threatening injuries, including:

Multiple strokes and brain bleeds
A broken femur, both ankles, both wrists, shoulder, and ribs
Spinal fractures and a punctured lung
Severe internal bruising to her organs
She is currently on a ventilator and under intensive care

Her road to recovery will be long and uncertain, filled with surgeries, intensive rehabilitation, and 24/7 medical care. While her strength and will to live are fierce, the physical, emotional, and financial toll this is taking on her and her family is overwhelming.

I thought bail could be revoked?

It feels like the public is getting fed up with habitual criminals being let out on bail.

This is not justice in any sense of the word. It's hard to believe this person is only subject to a maximum sentence of ten years in jail. Again, this is not justice.

That family needs to lawyer up and sue Cody's family into the Stone Age. He's surely on his parents insurance, and his record indicates he isn't capable of good decisions.

According to the court records, they hired Jeff Paradowski and are suing Cody, but not his family.

Do they own the vehicle he was driving and is he on their insurance policy and do they keep paying to bond him out?

My son wouldn't pull something like this but if he did, he would be on house arrest or walking everywhere.

I don't know if they own the vehicle or if he's on their insurance, but they're probably the ones bonding him out.

Gunner0740 said:

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Some bail bond companies don't require 10% cash. I know some go down as low at 7% down to bond people out and others will take collateral suck as vehicles or owned property. So in theory, if your family has money you might not even have to pay actual cash to bond out.

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If they only take collateral, how do they make money? There has to be cash in there somewhere.

Give him an Aggie Football Scholarship and he will be put away for life!!!

I'd have no qualms about forcing this judge to send his kids to and from school with this guy. We'll see how he feels about that $13k bond then

If the person has their bond revoked then the collateral becomes property of the bail bond company. There may be some winners that are obviously not going to make it, so they may take collateral. They may take cash and collateral. The point was, bond companies don't always just make their fee a flat 10%, they can get creative. I've heard of families putting up deeds to family owned land before.

Ok, but if the person shows up, then the bond co gets NO money? I don't believe that.

He was uninsured when he hit her.

Agreed

Ok

According to the court records, he was indicted yesterday for intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

Ninja,

Don't mean to derail but what can you tell us about this credit to society

https://wtaw.com/a-jogger-struck-by-a-hit-and-run-driver-results-in-a-dwi-arrest/#:~:text=A%20Jogger%20Struck%20By%20A,of%20DWI%20in%20Denton%20County

The jail records say he was arrested again on September 19th for a hit and run charge from the same incident and has been in jail since then on a $15,000 bond. He's facing up to five years.

harrierdoc said:

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Ok, but if the person shows up, then the bond co gets NO money? I don't believe that.

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If they bond was $25k, the county typically requires 10%. Bail bondsman will usually get $5k. $2,500 goes to County. $2,500 is revenue for bail bondsman.

Bail bondsman will also get collateral for the remaining $22,500. That could be second lien on parents' house, title to car, etc. But they are covered.

I know people that favor DWI drivers, drivers with no insurance, no license, etc. These same people are against impounding vehicles when the driver was straight up reckless.

The problem is that if you wind up in a wheel chair, who will take care of you and your family? It is a serious issue, but the victim is hardly valued. More focus is on how to get the guy out of jail faster or cheaper.

birdman said:

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harrierdoc said:

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Ok, but if the person shows up, then the bond co gets NO money? I don't believe that.

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If they bond was $25k, the county typically requires 10%. Bail bondsman will usually get $5k. $2,500 goes to County. $2,500 is revenue for bail bondsman.

Bail bondsman will also get collateral for the remaining $22,500. That could be second lien on parents' house, title to car, etc. But they are covered.

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That makes more sense.