A hearing is underway for Jan. 6 defendant Anthime Joseph Gionet, aka “Baked Alaska.”
A pretrial services officer from Arizona is on the line, saying he violated his conditions. Pretrial is asking for him to be removed from the program. That would mean he’d be held pretrial.
A pretrial services officer from Arizona is on the line, saying he violated his conditions. Pretrial is asking for him to be removed from the program. That would mean he’d be held pretrial.
Arizona pretrial services officer says Gionet moved to Clearwater, Florida. She says he reported 19 different trips around the country, but only reported his move to Arizona three weeks after he signed a lease in Florida.
Arizona pretrial services can’t continue monitoring a defendant who is no longer living in the state. The timing of the move and notification date is the issue here.
“There does seem to be a compliance issue,” says Mag. Judge G. M. Harvey.
“There does seem to be a compliance issue,” says Mag. Judge G. M. Harvey.
Defense said the purpose of signing a lease in Florida is to stop moving around so much. “In my estimation, your honor, this is a matter of semantics.” Says it is an “extreme move to hold him in custody” when he’s been largely compliant.
“It’s not semantics,” says Judge Harvey.
“It’s not semantics,” says Judge Harvey.
Defense says Gionet was still in Arizona when he signed his lease for the Florida home.
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