Trending
Bail was granted for a city woman accused of helping Troy Bailey Sr., 57, attempt to cover-up his involvement in a Jan. 11 double homicide, after a deal was struck between prosecutors and defense attorney Brian Ulmer, Lycoming County Judge Eric Linhardt announced at a scheduled hearing on the matter late Friday afternoon.
Perez, 43, last known address of 1647 Catherine St., will be released on $75,000 intensive supervised bail once she finds a suitable residence, the judge said.
Perez will be released on unsecured bail, meaning that she does not have to post any funds before being released.
As part of her release, Perez will be required to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, and will be barred from having any contact with the victim’s families.
The bail department will also be directed to set up “exclusion zones” around the homes and workplaces of the victim’s families, where Perez will not be permitted, Linhardt said.
The order bans her from possessing any firearms or deadly weapons.
Staying silent through most of the proceedings, Perez asked the judge if she was allowed to visit the home of her son, relating that she could be released there if deemed appropriate.
That is a decision that will be taken up by her bail supervisor, Linhardt said.
No date for her release was given at the hearing.
Following his alleged murder of Alisha Seese and Ronald Dailey, Bailey texted Perez, 43, of 1647 Catherine St., to say he was on his way to her apartment, according to court testified.
"Sandy, I'm on my way to you so I will call. You when I get up there so I can give this to you," Bailey's text allegedly said.
Surveillance video from the Michael Ross apartment complex displayed during a preliminary hearing last week showed Bailey arriving ten minutes later, and handing a rectangular bag to Perez, which authorities say contained the murder weapon.
Police allege that Bailey informed Perez of his plans for the murder and dropping off of the evidence to her during a three minute conversation between the two shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 11.
A Jan. 7 Facebook message in which Perez instructed Seese to keep Perez and Bailey's names "out of her mouth," referring to her as a "little girl," jealous because he was with a "real woman now, was also presented at the preliminary hearing.
On Jan. 15, Bailey allegedly used another inmate's phone ID to call Perez, repeatedly instructing her to immediately dispose of the bag he had given her, according to a prison phone call played in court.
Bailey told Perez that he was incarcerated on a PFA violation and related that Seese and "some guy" had been murdered, but stated he didn't know anything about it.
Perez, defiant in the call, told Bailey that she had been contacted by authorities, but had denied knowing Seese.
"I told them to have a blessed day, hung up, and blocked the numbers," she can be heard saying.
Shortly after the phone call, Perez was caught on the apartment complex's surveillance cameras taking a trash bag to the dumpster, before returning and taking it out, and leaving the complex in her vehicle, with a diaper bag and another bag, consistent with the one given to her by Bailey, according to court testimony.
Perez gave several conflicting stories as to where she disposed of the bag, police said.
Neither the murder weapon or Seese’s phone have been located.
Representing Perez at the preliminary hearing, defense Attorney Jeremy-Evan Alva argued that Perez should be granted bail, citing a lack of extraordinary circumstances.
The commonwealth has not displayed Perez to be a threat to the community, he said.
Additionally, Alva stressed the need for Perez to be able to attend to her seven kids, three of which he said are special needs.
Continuing to hold Perez without bail was unconstitutional, Alva argued.
That hearing quickly turned tense when District Judge Aaron Biichle ruled that the court of common pleas was better suited to take up the issue of bail, proceeding to deny any change in bail conditions.
"You can't do that," Alva immediately protested, prompting Biichle to repeatedly tell him to sit down.
"It's unconstitutional," Alva countered.
"Sign the papers, and provide them to the court, I’m done" Biichle shot back.
It is unknown at this time why Alva is no longer defending Perez.
Perez faces charges of criminal conspiracy in kidnapping, receiving stolen property, obstruction of justice, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, making false reports to law enforcement, and hindering apprehension or prosecution.
A trial date has not been set.