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Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 May 2025
And that’s exactly what Hub gets when attempting to arrest two criminals who have escaped bail, but who end up catching the bondsman off-guard, shooting him with a shotgun blast (a bulletproof vest saves his life) and then ultimately slitting his throat with a knife.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Hub is a second-generation bondsman, having followed in the footsteps of his acerbic mother — and, as a middle-aged divorcée, roommate — Kitty (Beth Grant).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
For example, Alabama proposes a system where defendants pay a portion of their bail directly to the court instead of going through a bail bondsman.
—Lisel Petis, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Bacon starred as the titular bondsman, with Jennifer Nettles, Damon Herriman, Beth Grant, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene Purdy also starring.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 May 2025
And that’s exactly what Hub gets when attempting to arrest two criminals who have escaped bail, but who end up catching the bondsman off-guard, shooting him with a shotgun blast (a bulletproof vest saves his life) and then ultimately slitting his throat with a knife.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Hub is a second-generation bondsman, having followed in the footsteps of his acerbic mother — and, as a middle-aged divorcée, roommate — Kitty (Beth Grant).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
For example, Alabama proposes a system where defendants pay a portion of their bail directly to the court instead of going through a bail bondsman.
—Lisel Petis, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Bondsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bondsman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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bondsman
1 of 2 noun
bonds·man
ˈbän(d)z-mən 
: bondman
bondsman
2 of 2 noun
: one who gives a bond or bail for another
Legal Definition
bondsman
noun
bonds·man
ˈbändz-mən
: one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and especially for bail
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