Title: Trump Supporter Indicted in Georgia Election Interference Case Granted $100,000 Bond
Subtitle: Harrison William Prescott Floyd, the Last Defendant in the Case, Secures Bail Amidst Controversial Allegations
Harrison William Prescott Floyd, a prominent supporter of former President Donald J. Trump, has been granted a $100,000 bond on Tuesday, becoming the final defendant in the Georgia election interference case to reach a bond agreement. Floyd, 39, was indicted alongside Trump and 18 others in relation to allegations of election tampering in the state.
While the majority of the indicted defendants, including Trump himself, made swift visits to an Atlanta jail for booking, Floyd spent several days in custody after turning himself in last Thursday. The delay was reportedly due to his initial attendance at booking without legal representation.
As of Tuesday evening, Mr. Floyd had not yet been released, according to Fulton County inmate records. Neither Floyd nor his lawyer, Todd A. Harding, could be reached for comment on the matter.
Floyd, who also goes by Willie Lewis Floyd III, stands accused of participating in a scheme to coerce a confession of election fraud from Ruby Freeman, a Fulton County election worker. The alleged intent behind this scheme was to acquire evidence of fraud that would enable Trump and his supporters to contest Congress’s certification of the 2020 presidential vote.
The targeting of Ms. Freeman, a Black woman in her 60s, forms one of the more peculiar aspects of the 98-page state indictment. Following the election, right-wing commentators spread unfounded allegations of misconduct against Ms. Freeman, based on security-camera footage showing her counting votes at an Atlanta sports arena.
Former President Trump added fuel to these claims when he mentioned Ms. Freeman by name during a now-infamous phone call to Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, on January 2, 2021. In this call, Trump labeled Freeman a “professional vote scammer and hustler” and expressed his desire to “find” approximately 12,000 votes in Georgia to secure a victory.
Two days later, a Trump supporter named Trevian Kutti convinced Ms. Freeman to meet her at a police station in Cobb County, Georgia. During their encounter, Kutti warned Freeman of an impending event that would “disrupt” her “freedom,” as captured in police body-camera footage. Kutti vaguely offered assistance, proclaiming that she would contact a person possessing “authoritative powers to get you protection.”
Subsequently, Ms. Freeman contacted Mr. Floyd, stating that he attempted to pressure her into confessing to voter fraud, according to Reuters. Freeman informed the news outlet that Kutti had warned her of potential imprisonment if she failed to disclose everything.
The sprawling Georgia indictment charges all 19 defendants, including Trump, with racketeering. Prosecutors have labeled the group a “criminal organization” with the purpose of unlawfully overturning the former president’s election defeat in the state. Each defendant faces at least one additional charge. In Floyd’s case, he is accused of influencing a witness and conspiring to solicit false statements and writings.
It is worth noting that Mr. Floyd was previously arrested in February for allegedly assaulting a federal agent involved in the Justice Department’s investigation into the 2020 election, as reported by The Washington Post last week.