SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Monday, in the Chatham County Courthouse a hearing for a former Savannah police officer charged with murder.

Attorneys for Ernest Ferguson urged a judge to grant him bond.

Ferguson is facing several charges tied to the death of a man named Saudi Lee in 2022 .

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