By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell book
SDNY MAG COURT Exclusive, March 17 – In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 17, a bail or detention proceeding was held by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on a man who brandished a loaded rifle and handgun in a bodega in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood then was running away when he was tackled by a Good Samaritan and arrested.
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On March 17, Inner City Press was the only media in the Mag Court, even as the SDNY prosecutors put out a press release about the case, with short videos. (Now here and here)
Jason Fleming's Federal Defender said his client is a good family man, and has a job repairing NYCHA housing projects.
Judge Parker credited both, but after watching the videos said that home detention would not protect the community. She ordered Fleming detained.
The case is US v. Fleming, 23-mj-2202 (Parker)
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