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Longmont Man Suspected in Fatal Accidental Shooting of Premila Lal Won't Need to Post Money for Bond
Posted on the 10 September 2013 by Mikeb302000
Nerrek Galley, who was granted a personal recognizance bond on Monday afternoon, listens to Judge Frederic Rodgers in the courtroom at the Boulder County Jail. Galley is accused of giving a juvenile a handgun and suspected of accidentally shooting and killing Premila Lal on Friday night. ( PAUL AIKEN )
The Denver Post further to our earlier post
A 21-year-old Longmont man suspected in the accidental shooting death of a friend will wait another week before he finds out what charges he may face.
Nerrek Galley appeared in Boulder County Court at the Boulder County Jail on Monday afternoon for a first appearance and bond hearing. Police arrested him after the Friday night fatal shooting of 18-year-old Premila Lal on suspicion of reckless endangerment, child abuse and providing a firearm to a minor.
Visiting Judge Frederic Rodgers set a $50,000 personal recognizance bond and ordered conditions including no firearms, no drugs and alcohol, a waiver of extradition, instructions to remain in the state and comply with pretrial supervision, and no contact withthe victim's family without court approval. Because it is a personal recognizance bond, no money needs to be posted to secure Galley's release from jail.
According to Lal's father, Praveen Lal, Galley is a close family friend who was staying in a Lal family home on the 2500 block of Cambridge Drive to secure the house after the family moved to another family-owned home in Niwot last weekend. His daughter and 12-year-old nephew were planning to go to the Niwot High School homecoming football game on Friday night but instead sneaked into the house to play a prank on Galley and Premila Lal's 15-year-old brother, who were in the house.
Galley and the 15-year-old heard sounds in the house they suspected were from an intruder and searched the house with guns. When Premila jumped out at them from a hiding place in a closet, Praveen Lal said, Galley fired. Galley and the others took her to Longmont United Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., about an hour after the shooting.