LOOK AT SOME OF THAT CONSTRUCTION ALONG I-95 IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND ORLANDO BAIL BONDSMAN ACCUSED OF TRADING BOND FOR SEXUAL FAVORS IS SET FOR TRIAL TODAY. RUSSELL MONCRIEFFE, WHO WAS ARRESTED IN 2024, HAS BEEN OUT OF JAIL FOR ABOUT A YEAR AWAITING HIS DAY IN COURT. WESH TWO KENNEDY MASON’S LIVE OUTSIDE THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. KENNEDY MONCRIEFFE STILL UNDER STRICT CONDITIONS. YEAH, WHILE HE’S OUT OF JAIL, MONCRIEFFE IS ON HOUSE ARREST AND STILL HAS TO WEAR A GPS MONITOR. HE’S ALSO STILL FACING FACING CHARGES INCLUDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RACKETEERING. RUSSELL MONCRIEFFE WASTED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2024 FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE METROPOLITAN BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. AUTHORITIES SAY HE FORCED WOMEN TO HAVE SEX OR PERFORM OTHER FAVORS IN EXCHANGE FOR POSTING THEIR BAIL. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ARRANGEMENT WAS SO WELL KNOWN THAT WOMEN EVEN USED CODE PHRASES TO SAY MONCRIEFFE, LIKE OFFERING TO WASH HIS CAR OR LICK HIS EYEBROWS AS HE WALKED OUT OF JAIL LAST YEAR. MONCRIEFFE BRIEFLY TALKED TO REPORTERS, SAYING THAT HIS ATTORNEY TOLD HIM NOT TO COMMENT. NOW HIS TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN HERE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIS MORNING, WITH JURY SELECTION STARTING A
Orlando bail bondsman accused of trading bond for sexual favors takes plea deal
Updated: 11:06 AM EDT Apr 13, 2026
The bail bondsman accused of trading bond for sexual favors reached a plea agreement on Monday morning, before his trial was about to begin.Russell Moncrief was arrested in October 2024 after investigators said he forced women to have sex or perform other favors in exchange for posting their bail.Moncrief agreed to plead no contest to the racketeering charge. Prosecutors agreed to drop all other charges, including human trafficking.Moncrief will serve 34.5 months in prison along with 6 years of probation as a sex offender.Moncrief will remain out on bond until formal sentencing in JanuaryThe judge amended his bond to allow him to travel to multiple Central Florida counties, but he will remain under GPS monitoring.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The bail bondsman accused of trading bond for sexual favors reached a plea agreement on Monday morning, before his trial was about to begin.
Russell Moncrief was arrested in October 2024 after investigators said he forced women to have sex or perform other favors in exchange for posting their bail.
Moncrief agreed to plead no contest to the racketeering charge.
Prosecutors agreed to drop all other charges, including human trafficking.
Moncrief will serve 34.5 months in prison along with 6 years of probation as a sex offender.
Moncrief will remain out on bond until formal sentencing in January
The judge amended his bond to allow him to travel to multiple Central Florida counties, but he will remain under GPS monitoring.