According to ABC News Alabama’s House Judiciary Committee has passed a bill, named for Aniah Blanchard, that is designed to make it easier for authorities to hold suspects accused of violent crimes without bail. The bill must pass a vote in the Alabama Senate before it can become law.
Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, was abducted in October 2019. Her remains were discovered a month later. She was 19-years-old.
Ibraheem Yazeed has been charged with kidnapping and murdering Blanchard. When Blanchard was abducted, Yazeed was out on bond in connection to a separate kidnapping case.