Opinion
1:22-cr-00045
04-14-2022
United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Joseph Percy Woods, Defendant.
Hon. Jane M. Beckering
ORDER OF DETENTION
PHILLIP J. GREEN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on the government's motion for pretrial detention. Defendant has been charged in a three-count Indictment. Count 1 charges defendant with theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(m)and 2, count 2 charges him with possession of stolen firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(j) and count 3 charges him with felon in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
The government sought defendant's detention on the basis that he is a danger to the community, 18 U.S.C. § 1342(f)(1), and that he poses a risk of non-appearance, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2)(A). The Court conducted a hearing on April 14, 2022, at which defendant was represented by counsel.
Having considered the information presented at the hearing, the parties' oral submissions, and the information in the Pretrial Services Report, and for the reasons stated on the record, the Court finds that the government has not met its burden of establishing by preponderant evidence that defendant poses a risk of nonappearance. The Court also finds, as explained on the record, that the government has sustained its burden by clear and convincing evidence that he is a danger to the community. Further, the Court finds that there is no condition or combination of conditions of release that will ensure the safety of the community. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that defendant is committed to the custody of the Attorney General pending trial.
DONE AND ORDERED.