| For 9
Kilo Meth Deal
1 Defendant
Released But 2
Detained Now 1
Asks for 60
Months Nov 21
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 7 – For a drug deal
involving nine kilograms of
meth, three defendants were
presented on September 8,
2023.
One was
ordered released on bond, the
other two detained, by U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Valerie
Figueredo. Inner City
Press was there, the only
media in the SDNY Mag Court.
The first
was Kevin Amaya, who had in
the courtroom gallery his step
father, who spoke, his mother,
and his father. He is from
Colombia but has some
immigration status. The
Assistant US Attorney said he
faced deportation, but with
three signatures he was
ordered released on
bond.
The next,
Jose Guerrero, did not fare as
well. He is from the Dominican
Republic and already convicted
once for illegal reentry of
the US. This time, his Federal
Defender said, he got a visa
from the Dominican Republic to
Guatemala then walked to the
US from there. He was
ordered detained.
The last
was Pablo Hernandez-Rodriguez.
His problem was that he owns a
$60,000 property in the
Dominican Republic - somehow,
he also got a free lawyer -
and Judge Figueredo found him
a risk of flight. He was
detained.
On October 4 all
three were indicted, and the
case assigned to Judge
Jennifer H. Rearden.
On January 8,
2024, Judge Rearden held a
proceeding. Two defendants in
the jury box, detained; one at
counsel table, on bail. Trial
dates were discussed, with
October 30 arrived at.
On July 29,
counsel to Pablo
Hernandez-Rodriguez wrote in,
in support of his June 5
request to a conference to
appeal his bail determination,
noting "another reported
inmate death earlier this
month."
On November 7 for
the lead named defendant,
counsel wrote in asking for 60
months on November 21.
The case is US v.
Guerrero, et al., 23-cr-509
(Rearden)
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