PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia judge ruled Monday to hold two young teenagers charged in the traffic cone beating death of an elderly man who later posted bail with the help of a local organization.
James Lambert, 73, was walking on the 2100 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue on June 24 around 3 a.m. when he was attacked and fatally beaten by a group of teens, according to police.
Richard Jones and Gamara Mosley, both 14, were later charged with third-degree murder, conspiracy and possessing an instrument of crime.
Nearly five months after the attack on Lambert, court records reviewed by FOX 29's Kelly Rule showed an organization called the Movement Alliance Project helped Jones post $750k bail in November.The cash bail system requires 10% of the set bail to be paid to get spring someone free.