If Maurice G. Leach wants to get out of the Genesee County Jail anytime soon, he'll need to come up with $15,000 cash bail or $150,000 bond, Judge Robert C. Noonan ruled today.
Leach is facing a felony DWI charge, but his criminal background along with prior probation and parole violations had Noonan siding with District Attorney's Office rather than Leach's defense attorney, who asked for $5,000 bail.
Noonan said he would have set the bail higher if the DA's office had requested it.
"The prosecutor is nicer to you than I would be," Noonan said.
Leach was arrested last week for allegedly driving drunk on Route 33 in Stafford.
In January, the 36-year-old Leach, a resident of State Street, was allegedly involved in an altercation with police after officers arrived to investigate a report of a woman being hit.
He's also facing petit larceny charges in Rochester.
Leach's attorney requested the bail hearing before Noonan today because with Leach's prior felony, Town of Batavia Court was unable to set any amount of bail.
