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DAVID L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604) 

United States Attorney 

HALLIE HOFFMAN (CABN 210020) 

Chief, Criminal Division 

CYNTHIA STIER (DCBN 423256) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 436-7009 

Email: cynthia.stier@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BRANDON JONES, 

 Defendant. 

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CASE NO. 3:17-CR-00034-002-JSW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER DETAINING DEFENDANT 

On December 19, 2019, the United States Probation Office filed a Form 12C (1) Petition for 

Arrest Warrant for Offender under Supervision. The Honorable Jeffrey S. White issued a no bail 

warrant for the arrest of the defendant, Brandon Jones pursuant to the Form 12C (1). 

Defendant was arrested and detained at Santa Rita Jail. Defendant’s initial appearance was 

scheduled for March 23, 2020, before United States Magistrate Jacqueline Scott Corley. On March 23, 

24 and 25, defendant reportedly refused to leave his cell at Santa Rita to attend court for his initial 

appearance on the Form 12. On March 25, 2020, the Court found he waived his right to an initial 

appearance and ordered the USMS to provide him a copy of the Form 12 in his cell. A status was 
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scheduled before the Honorable Jeffrey S. White on May 5, 2020. ECF No. 559. 

 Defendant requested a detention hearing and the matter came before the Honorable Thomas S. 

Hixson on April 8, 2020. Defendant consented to appear by telephone. Also appearing by telephone at 

the detention hearing was his appointed attorney, Douglas Sprague. Also present was Assistant United 

States Attorney Cynthia Stier and United States Probation Officer Nicole Brown. 

At the hearing, the Probation Officer recommended detention on the grounds of risk of nonappearance. The government moved for detention, and the defendant opposed. The parties submitted 

proffers and arguments. 

Upon consideration of the court file and the parties’ proffers at the detention hearing, the Court 

finds by a preponderance of the evidence that no combination of conditions will reasonably assure the 

defendant’s appearance at future hearings. Accordingly, the Court orders the defendant detained 

pending his next appearance before the Honorable Jeffrey S. White on May 5, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. 

This Order serves as written findings of fact and statement of reasons as required by Title 18, 

United States Code, Section 3142(i). 

The Bail Reform Act of 1984 sets forth the factors the Court must consider in determining 

whether pretrial detention is warranted. In coming to its decision, the Court has considered those 

factors, paraphrased below: 

(1) the nature and seriousness of the offense charged; 

(2) the weight of the evidence against the person; 

(3) the history and characteristics of the person including, among other considerations, ties to 

the community, employment, past conduct and criminal history, and record of court appearances; 

and, 

(4) the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the community that would be posed 

by the person’s release. 

See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). 

After considering all of the facts and proffers presented at the hearing, including the information 

contained in the Form 12C (1), the Court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that no condition or 

combination of conditions will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance as required. 
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Accordingly, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

(1) Defendant is committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a

corrections facility separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving

sentences or being held in custody pending appeal;

(2) Defendant be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with his counsel;

and,

(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 defendant to an authorized Deputy United States Marshal for the purpose of any

appearance in connection with a court proceeding.

This Order is without prejudice to reconsideration at a later date if circumstances change. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

April ___, 2020 _______________________________ 

HON. THOMAS S. HIXSON 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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