Knox County mayor candidate's bond raised to $400,000 after arrest in California

Knox County mayoral candidate Rhonda "Mousie" Gallman remained jailed Sunday in lieu of $400,000 bond following her arrest in Compton, California, on Wednesday. Her bond was initially set at $100,000.

Gallman, who's running as a Democrat, faces a felony charge of preventing or dissuading a witness or victim from testifying, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Gallman was arrested the same day she posted several Facebook Live videos on her personal page. She apparently took three videos in a hallway of Compton Courthouse, where she said she was going to see her son, Jamahl Thomas.

Thomas, 24, was arrested Jan. 1. According to online court records, he and two other people face charges including two counts of attempted murder, criminal conspiracy and firing a gun into an occupied home or vehicle. Thomas is being held in lieu of $2.3 million bond.

Further information on why authorities charged Gallman was not available Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear why her bond was increased.

Gallman, 50, was being held at Century Regional Detention Facility, an all-female jail in Lynwood, California. She is slated to appear in court on March 23. If convicted, she could face up to a year in prison.

In one of Gallman's Facebook Live videos posted Wednesday morning, she said she had been reviewing "some of my notes that I went over before court because you want to make sure that you're prepared."

Later in that video, she interviewed two police officers who were sitting on a bench. She asked them what they like and dislike about California. At one point, she asked a female officer, "Are you innocent until proven guilty or are you guilty?"

"You are innocent until proven guilty," the officer answered.

"So why is some of the inmates complaining about they're treated unfairly, like they're guilty before they make it to trial?" Gallman asked.

In the last video Gallman posted, she said, "Every time I come in here and I come around, everybody always break up. They be whispering and sharing notes and stuff, but when I come around, everybody always run away. I end up being by myself."

Gallman is facing Linda Haney in the Democratic primary for Knox County mayor. Brad Anders, Glenn Jacobs and Bob Thomas are running as Republicans.