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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v. 

CHARLES HOWELL,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 05-598M

DETENTION ORDER

Offense charged:

Conspiracy to Distribute MDMA

Date of Detention Hearing: December 16, 2005

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 indictment in the Central District of Illinois with

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Conspiracy to Distribute MDMA, cause number 05-40113. The maximum penalty of this offense

is in excess of ten years. There is therefore a rebuttable presumption against defendant as to both

dangerousness and flight risk, under 18 U.S.C. 3142(e). 

(2) There is conflicting information regarding the defendant’s residence. He is

currently attending a court ordered outpatient drug and alcohol class as a result of a DUI

conviction. His criminal history includes several instances of sentence modification due to

noncompliance.

(3) Taken as a whole, the record does not effectively rebut the presumption that no

condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant as

required and the safety of the community.

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

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

Pretrial Services Officer.

DATED this 16th day of December, 2005.

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Mary Alice Theiler

United States Magistrate Judge 

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