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Mark William Gross, who styled himself as "the Gingerbread Man" as he used the Lansdale Patch page on Facebook to taunt police that they couldn't catch him, waived his preliminary hearing on Thursday at District Court 38-1-28 in Lansdale.
Wearing dark blue fatigues from the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, the bearded Gross, 21, sat in a secured conference room near the court clerks' counter as his defense attorney reached an agreement with prosecutors to reduce his effective bail by 90 percent.
Gross is charged with a number of offenses related to the alleged distribution and possession of cocaine and various prescription drugs in the North Penn area, as well as with felony flight to avoid apprehension.
The modified bail agreement will allow Gross to get out of the county jail for $3,500, pending his formal arraignment in the county's Court of Common Pleas in April. Should he fail to appear, he would be liable for the full bail amount of $35,000, which comprises two sets of charges filed in October 2012 and February 2013.
Police said Gross is on a probation violation detainer and would be ineligible for release from the county jail in any event. A source said the bail reduction would make him eligible for a wider variation of work details while he remains incarcerated at the jail.
todd Davies
1:39 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
he fled the police and now they lowered his bail so he can get out and do it again SMFH
Squidward Tentacles
3:05 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
That sounds about right.
worldpeace2013
8:46 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
WHY ARE THEY REDUCING HIS BAIL 90%????
worldpeace2013
8:49 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
unless he is also giving them the others???
worldpeace2013
8:48 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
let me see he has numerous charges and there is a lot of evidence? do the judge and lawyer share beds together or something??? does Mr. Gingerbread neck know something we do not??? hes a total menace capable of nothing good outside bars, at least there he can learn to read.
big jon
9:31 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
He is totally giving Cops/D.A information about his suppliers,customers and associates....he looks like a snitch who is afraid of being in jail
Tony Di Domizio
12:52 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
His bail was reduced in order to work inside the prison. He is on a probation detainer, so even if he posts bail, he cannot leave the prison. - TD
mike weyant
7:34 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
he ran his mouth plan and simple
Mineyabuisness
10:06 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Smh everybody on her besides TD (which seems like a cop) needs to go back to school & get Re Educated It clearly states its lowered so he can work inside the jail & not jus sit there like some Obviously he wants to try & support his kids Smh its hard for convicted criminals especially around here so they go back to what they know You people should be Ashamed for not bein educated & Embarrass for havin dumb ass shit to say when you have NO IDEA what you're talkn about GROWN FOLKS CALL THAT MEDELLIN
Mineyabuisness
9:03 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Smh he's a rat huh and you can prove it? Unless it's on black & white it doesn't matter Oh & if you can prove it what's that say about you? That's all I'm sayin This article says Nothin about him bein released It's telln us he can get work release He's still a human bein Everybody deserves forgiveness Who are any of us to judge a person Only God can judge! Don't judge a book by its cover!! I'm not sayin what he did is ok but everybody messes up its how we as individuals learn to grow from experience & knowledge He's doin his time like everybody else Its a shame he'll pay the rest if his life for as well Jus the same as any body else with a record