Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a motion requesting the kidnapping charge against Fisher be dismissed. “The investigation has since revealed that Fisher was not present during the commission of the principal offense,” Assist District Attorney Garret Saucer wrote in the motion. “Fisher’s conduct is akin to that of a common-law ‘accessory after the fact’ which has been made a separate offense entirely.”
Saucer went on to note that Fisher’s involvement did not take place in Lee County.
Lee County District Judge Russell Bush granted the motion, dismissing the charge against Fisher with prejudice. That means he cannot be charged again with kidnapping in the Blanchard case. The judge ordered Fisher be released from custody. He is no longer listed as an inmate in the Lee County Detention Center. Blanchard’s remains were found just days after Fisher was taken into custody.
Kidnapping charge dismissed against 1 suspect in Aniah Blanchard case
Saucer went on to note that Fisher’s involvement did not take place in Lee County.
Lee County District Judge Russell Bush granted the motion, dismissing the charge against Fisher with prejudice. That means he cannot be charged again with kidnapping in the Blanchard case. The judge ordered Fisher be released from custody. He is no longer listed as an inmate in the Lee County Detention Center. Blanchard’s remains were found just days after Fisher was taken into custody.
Kidnapping charge dismissed against 1 suspect in Aniah Blanchard case