Suspect in ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes hit-and-run death nearly freed over bail mistake – New York Post
The man charged in the hit-run that killed “Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes was almost set free Friday when a Manhattan prosecutor mistakenly advised the judge that the suspect had to be released without bail.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Clynes eventually set bail at $30,000 for Brian Boyd — who was arrested Thursday for the deadly June 4 collision — after the confusion was cleared up following a nearly hourlong break outside the courtroom.
“We’re gonna start all over again,” Clynes said — after initially giving Boyd supervised release following incorrect information from a prosecutor that the case mandated no bail.
A different prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Bernard Eyth, had appeared after the break and informed the judge: “Any crime t...