(This story originally published at the Montgomery Advertiser , part of the USA TODAY Network.) The House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill named for Aniah Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris , who was killed after being kidnapped from a convenience store in October. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile, would allow judges to hold individuals accused of committing violent Class A felonies without bail. Currently, bond can only be denied in cases of capital murder. At the time of Blanchard’s disappearance, Ibraheem Yazeed, who is accused of killing Blanchard , was free on $295,000 bond on charges of kidnapping, attempted murder, robbery, and possession of marijuana in connection with an attack on two men in a Montgomery hotel in January 2019. Blanchard’s mother, father, and stepmother attended the hearing and spoke briefly before the committee voted on the measure.
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