United States v. Blanchard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Case No. 18-mj-101 (GMH) JULIAN PHILIP BLANCHARD, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The defendant, Julian Philip Blanchard, has been charged by criminal complaint, with Distribution of Child Pornography through Interstate Commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). Crim. Compl. at 1, ECF No. 1. Following the defendant’s arrest, on August 29, 2018, in his home state of Louisiana, the government’s motion for pretrial detention was denied by a Magistrate Judge in the Middle…