By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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EDNY COURTHOUSE, August 8 – What is it with musicians and the Eastern District of New York prosecutors, or at least their press office?
On August 8 that Office wanted coverage of their bid to remand Fetty Wap a/k/a Willie Junior Maxwell II - but only on their terms.
Before a presentment at the Central Islip courthouse, for which there was no press or public call-in line, the pump was primed. But if a media misunderstood the instructions, and dared report the actions of the prosecutors, henceforth it would be excluded from the Office (publicly-funded) information, and its questions not answered. So much for due process - by a prosecutor's office.
Long after others got the apparently priceless detention memo, Inner City Press puzzled within it over this line / crime: "after John Doe called the defendant a rat, the defendant responded by saying, 'Your man is a rat.'" Detention memo on Inner City Press' DocumentCloud here.
Questions about this and other EDNY prosecutions will not be answered by the Office's ex-journalist spokesman John Marzulli. We'll have more on this.
More from the selectively distributed, created with public funds detention memo: "On November 5, 2021, the Court released the defendant WILLIE JUNIOR MAXWELL II, also known as “Fetty Wap,” also known as “Willie Junior Maxwell,” on a $500,000 bond signed by the defendant and three other signees.
The bond is secured by the defendant’s property in Stockbridge, GA. (Id.) The Court imposed the following conditions on the defendant’s pretrial release: ( 1) The defendant must not violate any federal, state or local law while on release, and (2) the defendant must not possess a firearm, destructive device, or other weapon. (Id.).
MAXWELL’S VIOLATIONS OF THE CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
4. Evidence of the defendant’s violation of the conditions of his release are based upon a video-recording of a FaceTime call between the defendant and John Doe. According to John Doe, the Facetime call occurred on December 11, 2021, and in the call the defendant possessed a gun, threatened to kill him, and called an individual a “rat,” despite the fact that this was a direct violation of both state law and the conditions of his release.
Specifically, on or about December 11, 2021, John Doe was on a FaceTime call with the defendant WILLIE JUNIOR MAXWELL II, also known as “Fetty Wap,” also known as “Willie Junior Maxwell.” The government received a video-recording of this FaceTime call. (A copy of the video recording of the FaceTime call is attached hereto as Exhibit 2). During this video, the defendant is shown holding a gun and pointing it towards John Doe. (Id.). The defendant then says to John Doe “Imma kill you and everybody you with,” which he then repeats one more time. (Id.). The defendant then continues to threaten John Doe, saying “I’m gonna kill you,” a threat which he repeats several more times throughout the video call (Id.). Additionally, after John Doe called the defendant a rat, the defendant responded by saying, “Your man is a rat.” (Id.) Screenshots of the defendant displaying a firearm are below: WHEREFORE, your deponent respectfully requests that an arrest warrant be issued for the defendant WILLIE JUNIOR MAXWELL II, also known as “Fetty Wap,” also known as “Willie Junior Maxwell,” so that he may be dealt with according to law.
Because disclosure of the contents of this Affidavit would jeopardize an ongoing investigation and threaten the safety of witnesses, it is further requested that this Affidavit and the Arrest Warrant be filed under seal and remain under seal until further order of the Court. Sworn to before me this 2nd day of August, 2022 Derek Wonderland, Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation
This was prepared without any assistance or answers from Eastern District of New York US Attorney's Office spokesman John Marzulli, who without hearing or appeal on August 8, 2022 decreed that said "his" / EDNY's publicly-funded information will henceforth go to some (including outside of New York) but not others, or other, like NYC-based Inner City Press. We have requested reconsideration, so far repeatedly ignored by one strike and you're out, no due process Marzulli. This is inappropriate for any representative of a prosecutor's office. We'll have more on this.
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