After being arrested on Thursday, Lizelle Herrera was held on a $500,000 bond in the Starr County jail in Rio Grande City through Saturday, when she was released.
, the 26-year-old woman who attracted national attention after being arrested on Thursday and charged with murder after authorities said she “caused the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.”
“In reviewing applicable Texas law, it is clear that Ms. Herrera cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her,” said District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez, who represents the counties of Starr, Jim Hogg and Duval.Ramirez said in the statement that he informed Herrera’s lawyer on Saturday of his plan to file the motion for dismissal on Monday.
It is unclear whether Herrera is accused of having an abortion herself or whether she assisted someone else in obtaining one. After being arrested on Thursday, Herrera was held on a $500,000 bond in the Starr County jail in Rio Grande City through Saturday,
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