Bond for a Texas man charged with murder set at $4 billion. Yes, $4 billion.

There are fewer than 400 people in the United States who could afford to have Antonio Marquis Willis released from jail on bond, thanks to a record-setting figure fixed by a justice of the peace.

Willis, who is facing charges of first-degree murder for the Dec. 21, 2016 death of Donte Samuels in Killeen, Texas, turned himself in to police this past Thursday. On Wednesday night, a justice of the peace set his bond at $4 billion, according to the Temple Daily Telegram.

KWTX, citing jail records, reported that the bond had been set at $999,999,999, but that number is only present on the Sheriff’s website because the jail’s computer system couldn’t recognize a higher number, according to the Daily Telegram, which interviewed Bell County Deputy Chief Chuck Cox.

The Daily Telegram reported that Democrat Claudia Brown was the official who set Willis’s bail, which is likely a U.S. record. Brown previously served as a city councilwoman in Killeeen and has experience in law enforcement, per the Daily Telegram.

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[font color=330099]I don't think that they have to worry about finding a bailsman that can get him out.[/font]