(18 Sep 2024)
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New York – 18 September 2024
1. Pan of court exterior
2. Various of Sean Combs’ sons arriving in courthouse
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ attorney:
"So, we made a bail appeal to Judge Carter. It did not go our way. The fight continues. We’re not giving up by a long shot. I told Mr. Combs I’m going to try and get his case to trial as quickly as possible. I’m going to try and minimize the amount of time he spends in very, very difficult and I believe, inhumane housing conditions in the in the special housing unit of the Metropolitan Detention facility. And I’m going to do everything that I can to move his case as quickly as possible. I understand that the government has a great amount of electronic devices that they have to download and provide to me. But everything’s on the government’s timetable. Nothing’s on the defendant’s timetable. And they’re going to have to accommodate me and him and give us a quick trial. And I’m going to be pushing for that."
4. Agnifilo exiting courthouse
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ attorney:
"He’s, (Combs) he’s ready. He’s focused. He has been ready to defend this case since he first found out about this case. Nothing has changed from his perspective. I obviously would much prefer to fight this case with him out of jail. And we are going to try to bring that about through additional legal process. But wherever he is, his resolve is the same. He believes he’s innocent. I believe he’s innocent. And we’re going to fight this case with all of our might until we don’t have to fight any longer."
6. Cutaway of Agnifilo speaking to reporters after hearing
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ attorney:
"We’re considering, we’re considering an appeal to the second circuit, and we’re certainly getting ready to try the case. So that’s really what our focus is."
8. Agnifilo walking away, speaking to reporters
9. Combs’ son exiting courthouse
STORYLINE:
Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail.
U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter ruled that Combs’ plan — which included a $50 million bail offer, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors — was “insufficient” to ensure the safety of the community and the integrity of his case.
Carter, agreeing with prosecutors who fought to keep Combs in jail, found that "no condition or set of conditions” governing his release could guard against the risk of him threatening or harming witnesses — a central charge in his case.
Combs’ lawyers were making their second attempt in as many days to spring him from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he has been held in the special housing unit since pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges he physically and sexually abused women for years.
A federal magistrate rejected Combs’ initial request for bail on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, he and his lawyers struck out with Carter, the judge who will preside over his trial.
Federal Magistrate Robyn F. Tarnofsky initially ruled that Combs was too dangerous to be freed.
But Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, submitted a letter to Carter on Wednesday asking again for bail under conditions that would allow him to leave the Metropolitan Detention Center, the lockup on the Brooklyn waterfront where he was taken after his arraignment.
Combs has been in federal custody since his arrest Monday night at a Manhattan hotel.
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