United States v. Demmler

OPINION AND ORDER

ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Karl Demmler was indicted on obstruction-of-justice and witness-tampering charges on October 23, 2007. The Government moved for an order detaining Demmler pending trial. Following an evi-dentiary hearing, Magistrate Judge Kemp held that the Government had not sustained its burden of establishing that Dem-mler is either a flight risk or dangerous, such that it is necessary to detain him prior to trial. The Magistrate Judge therefore ordered Demmler released, subject to several conditions, including electronic…