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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KENDALL S. GEORGE,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 05-427M

DETENTION ORDER

Offense charged:

Conspiracy; Dealing Firearms Without a License

Date of Detention Hearing: April 3, 2006

The Court, having conducted a detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), and

based upon the factual findings and statement of reasons for detention hereafter set forth, finds

that no condition or combination of conditions which defendant can meet will reasonably assure

the appearance of defendant as required and the safety of other persons and the community.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR DETENTION

(1) Defendant is charged by Complaint with conspiracy to export defense articles

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without a license, and with exporting firearms to Canada without an export license.

(2) Defendant is a U.S. citizen residing in Canada with his wife. The defendant and

his wife provided conflicting information about their current and prior residence addresses in

Canada. The AUSA proffers that when the underlying investigation culminated in August 2005

and the defendant became aware of pending charges, he and his wife moved from the residence.

He was not located until his arrest in late March 2006 while attempting to cross the border into

the United States with his mother. His mother was unable to verify his current address. The

AUSA also alleges that when made aware of pending charges, the defendant stopped using his

usual vehicles to cross the border in order to avoid detection. There are also discrepancies in the

report of the defendant’s employment history between that relayed by the defendant and by his

wife.

(3) The AUSA alleges that the defendant has been involved in marijuana and cocaine

trafficking between the United States and Canada, and further alleges that the defendant is at the

top of a chain of individuals bringing firearms into Canada for distribution to motorcycle gangs.

(4) The defendant poses a risk of nonappearance due to his lack of ties to this

community and his ties to Canada, the discrepancy in reported information about his residence and

employment, as well as allegations that he was eluding arrest after charges were filed in August

2005. He poses a risk of danger based on the nature of the charges.

(5) There does not appear to be any condition or combination of conditions that will

reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance at future Court hearings while addressing the danger

to other persons or the community.

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It is therefore ORDERED:

(1) Defendant shall be detained pending trial and committed to the custody of the

Attorney General for confinement in a correction facility separate, to the extent

practicable, from persons awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody

pending appeal;

(2) Defendant shall be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with

counsel;

(3) On order of a court of the United States or on request of an attorney for the

Government, the person in charge of the corrections facility in which defendant is

confined shall deliver the defendant to a United States Marshal for the purpose of

an appearance in connection with a court proceeding; and

(4) The clerk shall direct copies of this Order to counsel for the United States, to

counsel for the defendant, to the United States Marshal, and to the United States

Pretrial Services Officer.

DATED this 3rd day of April, 2006.

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Mary Alice Theiler

United States Magistrate Judge 

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