Homeless person charged in the GoFundMe saga coming out of prison

Johnny Bobbitt, the Philadelphia man who was homeless when he became the face of a GoFundMe viral campaign aimed at getting him back on his feet, will come out of a jail County pending his trial.

Bobbitt appeared Friday for his Burlington County Superior Court hearing, where his lawyers and Deputy Attorney Saurabh Singal informed Judge Mark Tarantino of their agreement to release him.

The conditions of his release include electronic surveillance and the obligation to attend meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. Tarantino said that "three times a week, Bobbitt can continue to live in his apartment in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, but must provide a copy of the lease to the Burlington County Preliminary Conference Services," added the judge.

Bobbitt must also have no contact with the two suspects with whom he allegedly conspired, Mark D 'Amico and Kate McClure, nor any of the victims, Tarantino said. "You may not know who they are, but do not go looking for them," he said.

The agreement comes after Bobbitt has filed a lawsuit in a drug court, lawyer John Keesler told reporters after the hearing.

This application is still pending. But if Bobbitt were to be accepted and complete the program, his charges would be resolved.

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"The most important thing, sir, is to maintain your sobriety," said the judge. "Only good things can come from it." He wished Bobbitt well before the end of the hearing.

Bobbitt did not speak to the audience, with the exception of the answers "yes sir" and "no, your honor".

Keesler spoke. I do not know what time Bobbitt would be released Friday, but he said that he should be released from prison first.

"I'm glad he's out … he's happy to be out," Keesler said. ] Bobbitt was involved alongside D & # 39; Amico and McClure, a former couple who lived in Florence at the time and who, according to prosecutors, used the money for them- Same, instead of helping Bobbitt, that they described as a homeless veterinarian who gave McClure his last $ 20 a night last fall.

The three defendants were charged with theft and conspiracy last month.

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