United States v. Jones

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.

Defendant Corey Jones was indicted in this action on a charge of murder of a Government witness. At arraignment he applied for release on bail. Magistrate Judge Pitman, by an order dated June 11, 2008 (the “June 11 Order”), found that the presumption against Corey Jones, the seriousness of the crime, Corey Jones’s history and characteristics, and the risk of danger to the community factors all weighed against Corey Jones’s application for bail and thus warranted his detention.

Corey Jones appealed the June 11 Order to the Court, and by an order…