Ala. man accused in wife's diving death released
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Jailers say an Alabama man charged with capital murder in the drowning of his new bride on a honeymoon scuba dive in Australia seven years ago is out of jail.
Over the objections of prosecutors, a judge set bond at $100,000 on Tuesday for 33-year-old Gabe Watson. He was later released from the Jefferson County Jail. It wasn't clear how he paid, but the judge said Watson, who owns a home, could use a property bond.
Watson served 18 months in an Australian lockup after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife of 11 days, Tina Watson.
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Circuit Judge Tommy Nail ordered him to wear an electronic monitoring device, remain at his home each night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and not go near Tina Watson's grave or family members.
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