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A hearing to determine if former Detroit Lion cornerback Terrion Arnold should be required to wear a GPS tether while he is out on bond on criminal charges has been postponed and is now scheduled to happen Friday in a Tampa courtroom.
Florida prosecutors asked Hillsborough County Circuit Court Chief Judge Christopher Sabella last week at a pretrial detention hearing to make Arnold wear a GPS tether when he posted bond on his armed robbery and kidnapping charges, but Arnold's attorney said it would interfere with his ability to play for the Lions and Sabella allowed him to be released from jail without one.
When Arnold was released from the Lions hours after the detention hearing, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Riley filed a motion asking Sabella to reconsider his decision.
Sabella will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. Friday to determine if Arnold should have to wear a GPS tether, despite his attorney's statements that Arnold has been contacted by three other NFL teams since his release from the Lions.
During this hearing, Arnold's attorney Harvey Steinberg said Arnold's agent will testify about his employment opportunities.
Steinberg wrote in a response to Riley's motion about the tether that Arnold expects to be employed by another NFL team within 30 days.
"In sum, Mr. Arnold is not a flight risk, nor is he a danger to the community," Steinberg wrote. "He is confined to his home by both court conditions and media scrutiny and anticipates that he will have employment with another NFL team within 30 days."
Arnold posted bond around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Detroit Lions' former first-round draft pick is accused of orchestrating a plot to lure three men he believed had stolen property from him to a Florida apartment, setting the stage for a violent confrontation, Tampa Police Detective Scott Barnett testified during a Monday pretrial detention hearing.
Arnold, 23, who was staying in Florida at the time of the alleged assaults in early February, is one of seven charged in connection with the incident and has denied involvement. He wasn't present when the men were assaulted and held, but prosecutors said his car was outside the apartment during the attack, and he participated in early planning of it and watched the attack on a FaceTime call.
Sabella said June 29 at the detention hearing he denied the request for the tether because he suspected Arnold would have "a paparazzi monitor."
"If he’s late for practice, ESPN will let us know. If he disappears, the world will know before he knows. If he shows up on a beach in Tahiti, he’ll be on social media. If he violates the conditions of his bond, they will find you,” Sabella said, pointing to the media in the courtroom.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Court to decide on GPS tether for ex-Detroit Lion Terrion Arnold
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Florida prosecutors asked Hillsborough County Circuit Court Chief Judge Christopher Sabella last week at a pretrial detention hearing to make Arnold wear a GPS tether when he posted bond on his armed robbery and kidnapping charges, but Arnold's attorney said it would interfere with his ability to play for the Lions and Sabella allowed him to be released from jail without one.
When Arnold was released from the Lions hours after the detention hearing, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Riley filed a motion asking Sabella to reconsider his decision.
Sabella will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. Friday to determine if Arnold should have to wear a GPS tether, despite his attorney's statements that Arnold has been contacted by three other NFL teams since his release from the Lions.
During this hearing, Arnold's attorney Harvey Steinberg said Arnold's agent will testify about his employment opportunities.
Steinberg wrote in a response to Riley's motion about the tether that Arnold expects to be employed by another NFL team within 30 days.
"In sum, Mr. Arnold is not a flight risk, nor is he a danger to the community," Steinberg wrote. "He is confined to his home by both court conditions and media scrutiny and anticipates that he will have employment with another NFL team within 30 days."
Arnold posted bond around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Detroit Lions' former first-round draft pick is accused of orchestrating a plot to lure three men he believed had stolen property from him to a Florida apartment, setting the stage for a violent confrontation, Tampa Police Detective Scott Barnett testified during a Monday pretrial detention hearing.
Arnold, 23, who was staying in Florida at the time of the alleged assaults in early February, is one of seven charged in connection with the incident and has denied involvement. He wasn't present when the men were assaulted and held, but prosecutors said his car was outside the apartment during the attack, and he participated in early planning of it and watched the attack on a FaceTime call.
Sabella said June 29 at the detention hearing he denied the request for the tether because he suspected Arnold would have "a paparazzi monitor."
"If he’s late for practice, ESPN will let us know. If he disappears, the world will know before he knows. If he shows up on a beach in Tahiti, he’ll be on social media. If he violates the conditions of his bond, they will find you,” Sabella said, pointing to the media in the courtroom.
[email protected]
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Court to decide on GPS tether for ex-Detroit Lion Terrion Arnold
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