Opinion ID: 4552833
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Heading: Detention and Charges

Text: On June 16, 2016, the United States petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum to bring Hagar to the Northern District of Ohio from Oregon. At that time, he was in jail for charges related to his violation of the protective order. The magistrate judge issued an arrest warrant on June 14, 2016, and the writ on June 17, 2016. Hagar’s initial appearance date 1 For example, one of the bookmarked passages read in pertinent part: “The tactician cannot ignore the human aspect. He seeks to recognize and exploit indicators of fear and weakness in his enemy, and to defeat the enemy’s will, since soldiers remain key to generating combat power.” -4- No. 19-3591, United States v. Hagar was set for July 7, 2016, which was continued to July 26 and then to August 2. The United States Marshals Service executed the writ on August 1, 2016 and Hagar appeared before the magistrate judge on August 2, 2016. On August 5, the magistrate judge ordered that Hagar be detained pending trial. On August 24, 2016, Hagar was charged in a three-count indictment with cyberstalking in violation of a protective order, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261A(2)(B) and 2261(b)(6) (Count 1); and two counts of making a threatening communication in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) (Counts 2 and 3). On September 11, 2018, the government filed a superseding indictment, which added additional details to the initial indictment, but retained the three charges.