United States v. Washington

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

The record reflects that on December 23, 2005, a criminal complaint was filed against defendant Stephen J. Washington charging him with one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Defendant was later arrested on the criminal complaint on February 2, 2006, at which time he was brought before a magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Virginia for his initial appearance pursuant to Rule 5, Fed.R.Crim.P. In the course of the Rule 5 hearing, defendant was remanded to the custody of…