In yet another tragic example of how liberal bail reform and leftist groups are endangering American communities, a career criminal in Cleveland, Ohio, was released from jail thanks to a nonprofit tied to Black Lives Matter – only to allegedly murder a complete stranger less than two weeks later.
According to reports, 25-year-old Donnie Allen, a thug with a rap sheet including at least 10 arrests stretching back to 2019, many at public transit stations, was busted on December 4 for drug possession and breaking and entering at a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) station.
Allen’s bond was set at $15,000, but the radical nonprofit The Bail Project stepped in to foot part of the bill, springing him free just days later.
On December 14, Allen allegedly gunned down 47-year-old Ben McComas in a senseless shooting at the Puritas and West 150th Street Rapid station.
SAY HIS NAME: Ben McComas
Ben was reportedly shot and kiIIed by career criminal Donnie Allen, who was released from custody just days prior.
Allen was bailed out of jail by a leftist organization.
An innocent man is now dead because a dangerous criminal was set free onto the… pic.twitter.com/8Hu5t0q5p8
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 18, 2025
McComas didn’t stand a chance.
Allen now faces aggravated murder charges, with his bond initially set at $1 million before being slashed to a measly $5,000 by Judge Joy Kennedy, the same judge who last year preached about “bail reform” to fix “inequities” in the system, saying it must “promote equal access to justice and prevent unnecessary pretrial detention.”
“Bail reform is necessary to address issues of inequities within the criminal justice system. I believe this is an ever-evolving matter that must constantly be addressed to promote equal access to justice and prevent unnecessary pretrial detention,” Kennedy said last year, according to a report from Fox News.
TRAGIC: Meet Cuyahoga County ACTIVIST Judge Joy Kennedy… who just lowered bond for repeat violent offender Donnie Allen to $5K earlier this month.
A nonprofit (The Bail Project) paid the $500 to free him on Dec 9.
Just 5 days later, Allen allegedly shot and KlLLED innocent… pic.twitter.com/zWPHhMx3JO
— Gunther Eagleman
(@GuntherEagleman) December 23, 2025
This isn’t just a one-off failure, it’s a pattern.
The Bail Project, which boasts about operating on donations from wealthy left-wing donors, was infamously called out by Tucker Carlson in 2020 for fueling BLM riots that tore apart cities across America. Their “model” claims to fight injustice, but in reality, it’s putting predators back on the streets to prey on law-abiding citizens.
Two members of Cleveland City Council have now called for a review of the bail process in response to McComas’ murder.
“We are grateful for the actions of the GCRTA and Cleveland Police Departments in apprehending a suspect. However, disturbing details about the suspect’s history with the justice system have come to light and demand further investigation,” wrote Cleveland City Councilmembers Brian Kazy and Charles Slife in a press release.
“According to public records, the individual in custody has a lengthy criminal history dating back years, including recent allegations of multiple violent crimes and charges for disrupting RTA services and official business,” the councilmembers added.
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