Posted on August 9, 2021

Victim’s Family Holds Marion County Courts Responsible for Woman’s Brutal Murder While Suspect Wore GPS Monitor

Courtney Crown, Fox 59, August 3, 2021

A murder suspect allegedly killed his girlfriend while on pre-trial GPS monitoring for a December 2020 stabbing of a different victim, a gas station customer.

Marcus Garvin is now charged with murder in the death of 30-year-old Christie Holt in late July.

Marcus Garvin

Marcus Garvin

Christie Holt

Christie Holt

Garvin was charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury for a stabbing at a Circle K on Shadeland Avenue on December 26, 2020. Documents said he was irritated the victim was in the bathroom too long.

Garvin’s initial bond was set at $30,000, but Judge Shatrese Flowers lowered it to $1,500 with GPS monitoring. The state objected to lowering the bond {snip}

Garvin’s public defender reached out to the Bail Project to pay for Garvin’s release. {snip}

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The Bail Project has received at least $150,000 over the last two years from taxpayers through the Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program. {snip}

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After being stabbed to death at the Always Inn on East 21st Street last month, Holt was left to decompose for nearly a week. {snip}

{snip} The motel manager told police Christie and Marcus had been living in the hotel since December 2020.

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Court records show when officers arrived, they found Garvin had cut off his GPS monitor and appeared ready to flee. They also state Garvin later went into detail about what and why the incident occurred.

Christie’s loved ones said they feared Garvin would fatally hurt her after years of abuse by him.

“When I say abuse it wasn’t just like he punched her one time,” Felicia Myers said. “He beat her until he felt that he was done.”

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“If they would have left him in there, he wouldn’t have killed her, he wouldn’t have had a chance because he’d be locked up,” Lisa Fox, Christie’s biological mom, said. “So, I blame a lot on the system right now. They let Christie down.”

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