| In SDNY For Armed Robbery of
10 Pounds of Pot NYPD Transit Officer Latimer
Bailed While Accomplice Jailed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Thread
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 7 – Michael
Latimer, who as an NYPD
Transit Officer stand accused
of using his service weapon to
rob a 10-pound bag of
marijuana in The Bronx on
February 6, was presented not
in State but Federal court on
February 7. Inner City Press
live-tweeted this presentment,
here.
More
on Patreon here.
The
US Attorney's Office through
Assistant US Attorney Jamie
Bagliebter sought detention
for both Latimer, whose
parents sat next to Inner City
Press in the Magistrates Court
gallery, and his ex-con
co-defendent Jemel
Jones.
But
Latimer's Federal Defender
Christopher Flood argued that
Latimer has resigned from the
NYPD at 4:30 am and no longer
had a gun or posed a danger to
the community. Jones' Criminal
Justice Act lawyer noted that
the seven year mandatory
minimum applicable to the
firearm does not apply to
Jones, who didn't hold it.
Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn
of the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York took a recess to discuss
the cases with Pre-Trial
Services. Inner City Press
interviewed some of those in
the Magistrates
Court. Judge
Netburn returned ordered Jones
detained pending trial,
because of his past criminal
history, while noting his
participation in the Exodus
Project.
Judge Netburn ordered
conditions of release for now
ex-officer Latimer: a $75,000
bond, $5,000 of which is to be
secured, urinalysis and home
detention. Pre Trial Services
will have to visit the home,
so Latimer will not be
released this weekend.
According to what was said in
the Magistrates Court, Latimer
will be in solitary
confinement. More on Patreon here. The case is US
v. Latimer, 20-mj-1442
(Netburn).
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