Christopher Palmiter has posted bond one day after a judge lowered the amount from $200,000 to $25,000. He was released around 5:30 p.m.

The stepfather of missing Cornelius girl Madalina Cojocari was given a reduced bond by a judge Thursday just hours after Madalina's mother pleaded not guilty to failing to report her daughter's disappearance.

WCNC Charlotte's Lexi Wilson asked Palmiter as he was leaving, "Where is Madalina?" He did not answer.

WCNC Charlotte was outside Palmiter's home for hours Friday night. At one point, the vehicle taht took him from the detention center to his home left the area, tehn came back. WCNC Charlotte's Austin Walker tried asking the driver of that vehicle if he knew where Madalina was, though the person didn't respond.

WCNC Charlotte spoke to a neighbor that was surprised Palmiter had been released.

"He should absolutely not be on bond, there's absolutely no answers for the missing of his child and I don’t think that there’s any reason why he should be out," Caroline O'Connor told WCNC Charlotte. "Both of those parents needs to remain in jail until there is an answer as to what happened to Madalina.”

Diana Cojocari faced a judge just after 10 a.m. Thursday. The state did not offer any plea deals to Cojocari in the case. The judge asked Cojocari if she understood the charge and she acknowledged yes before pleading not guilty, which will send the case to trial.

Christopher Palmiter, Diana Cojocari's husband and the stepfather of Madalina, was in court around 3 p.m. The judge gave him a $25,000 bond with electronic monitoring and pre-trial supervision. His original bond was $200,000. Palmiter also pleaded not guilty but was offered a reduced bond, while Diana Cojocari was not.

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