| Man From Ecuador Is Detained
Amid COVID Citing Safety Valve Talks But Still
No Plea
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 27 – Junior Vladimir
Jiminez-Castillo, originally
from Ecuador, sought release
from jail amid COVID-19.
On June 12 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Sidney H. Stein held a
public proceeding. Inner City
Press covered and live tweeted
it.
Judge Stein
said there's more asthma in
poor
communities.
Jiminez' lawyer said that his
sister lives in Newark; he
would not flee back to
Ecuador.
AUSA Kyle Wirshba
said, The defendant has been
prescribed an inhaler, that's
it. But the presumption has
not been met. The defendant
sold heroin. He's only been in
the US since 2017 and this is
not his first time dealing
narcotics. So there's a danger
to the community. He is not a
citizen yet he broke this
country's laws. The
defendant's submission is
partly under seal. But he has
already spoken with the
government, indicating that
this will result in a plea.
And then deportation. So there
is no motivation to come back
to court.
Judge
Stein asked, Wasn't he being
cooperative?
AUSA: He was not seeking to
cooperate, just to get the
safety
valve.
Jiminez'
lawyer said, He was honest, he
was truthful. With the safety
valve, he could get much less
than the 10 year mandatory
minimum. He probably couldn't
get out of the country right
now anyway.
Judge Stein: The
presumption has not been
overcome here. He has contacts
with Ecuador. The virus seems
to be contained in the MCC.
There's an argument he might
be safer inside - though I'm
not making it in this case.
He's 24, lower risk group.
Very serious crime, certainly
more than one criminal. Not
his first rodeo. The
defendant's application for
release on bail is denied.
The case is US v.
Jimenez-Castillo, 19-cr-570
(Stein).
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