| Man Jailed
Before Thanksgiving For Six Kilos of Coke
and A Gun But No ICE Application
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTROOM,
Nov 24 – In the U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York on the
late afternoon of
November 24, the day before
Thanksgiving, a detention
proceeding was held by
Magistrate Judge Stuart D.
Aaron on a defendant charged
with trying to bring into New
York six kilograms of cocaine
and a gun.
Inner City Press
live tweeted here:
OK - defendant
Carlos Gomez is brought in by
US Marshals & Magistrate
Judge Aaron takes the bench.
Pause while interpreter sets
up. One family member in
gallery, one Criminal Justice
Act attorney awaiting next
case, and Inner City Press. No
one else.
Assistant
US Attorney: The US is seeking
detention. Federal Defender:
We have a bail package to
propose. AUSA: Following
pre-trial, we seek detention
on dangerousness and risk of
flight. There's a 10 year
mandatory minimum and he has
ties with Mexico.
AUSA: He
and a co-defendant were
transporting six kilos of
cocaine and a gun into NYC.
When it went missing, he
called our Confidential Source
and showed up and was
arrested. Federal Defender:
He's 35 with no record. He may
be safety valve eligible.
Federal Defender:
He lives in Los Angeles, in a
house. His life is here. His
wife is an American citizen
and he has a path to legal
status in this country. He is
not off the radar. He is a
business owner, he sends
clothing to his boutique in
Mexico.
Judge: Isn't he
under removal proceedings? FD:
I didn't speak with ICE. But
he's involved with the
immigration system.
AUSA: The gun
makes him ineligible for the
safety valve. [But for now,
the gun is not charged, only a
single narcotics conspiracy
charge.]
Magistrate Judge
Aaron takes a break with
Pre-Trial, now returns, and
says: "My decision comes down
to the presumption, I don't
think it's been rebutted here.
There was a gun involved and
secondly, the check shows
there is no pending
immigration application
Judge Aaron: So I
am ordering Mr. Gomez
detained.
[Marshals
take him back into the holding
cell.]
This case is US
v. Gomez, 21-mj-11304 (Aaron)
***
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