K. Smith bonds out

Kimberly Smith, 28, bonded out of McHenry County Jail on Friday, June 24, according to VineLink records reviewed today. Smith is the wife of accused murderer, Timothy Smith, who remains in jail.

K. Smith had a hearing on Friday morning while she was still is custody. She appeared in jail garb before Judge Prather, who was hearing Judge Condon's call, Her bail had been reduced from $50,000 to $15,000, and she came up with the $1,500 needed to be 10% of the $15,000 bond.

K. Smith has a court date on Monday, June 27, at 9:00AM. Room 302 at the McHenry County Courthouse. Will she be there?

People are already wondering why she wasn't charged as an accomplice or accessory, since the initial story is that she was engaged in prostitution and her husband was her pimp. As a friend said today, had this been a bank robbery and somebody got shot and died, everybody would be charged with murder.

Where did K. Smith get $1,500 that she didn't have sooner? Did she happen to have a wad of money in her vehicle? If so, where did it come from? Was she employed?

K. Smith is charged with False Report of an Offense, Prostitution, and two counts of Obstructing Justice. Her husband is charged with first-degree murder of Kurt Milliman, who was shot in the Smith home at 4320 Doty Road, Woodstock mailing address (unincorporated McHenry County), and some other charges.

K. Smith apparently first claimed that her husband wasn't home and that Milliman was an "unwanted person" in the residence when she telephoned 9-1-1. The McHenry County Sheriff's Department has not released information on whether it knew a man had been shot before the first deputy arrived on the night of Saturday, May 29, or whether K. Smith informed the 9-1-1 dispatcher after Milliman was shot.

Reportedly Timothy Smith and Kimberly Smith were waiting outside the house, when the first deputy arrived. The Sheriff's Department also has not revealed the identity of the first deputy on the scene.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Department has been silent on many facts in this case that could safely be released to the public without endangering the prosecution of this case. Instead, not even one press conference has been held.

Was Sheriff Nygren out of town on the night Milliman was shot and for days afterwards? With a fatal shooting in the County and suspects in custody, wouldn't you think the sheriff would return immediately to his jurisdiction and take the lead in the investigation and release of information to the press?

The sheriff's department quickly removes those few press releases that it does publish on its website and it doesn't archive them online for later review by the public.