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Adam Kokesh, the libertarian activist in hot water for holding what appeared to be a loaded shotgun in downtown D.C., was once again denied bail.
According to court records, Kokesh appeared in D.C. Superior Court this morning and was once again denied bond on one felony count of carrying a gun outside a home or business. Update: To be clear, a judge is still considering granting him bond on this count. A decision will be made by the end of the week. He was granted a $100 bond for a misdemeanor drug charge by a separate judge.
A judge previously denied Kokesh bond on July 29, calling him a “very dangerous person.”
Derrick Broze, a reporter for the Liberty Beat who is helping to host Kokesh’s podcast, Adam Vs. The Man, provides more information from today’s hearing.
So Adam Kokesh had two hearings. One was for gun charges, and mushrooms. The judge in that case is considering giving him a bond. She will decide by the end of the week.
The other hearing was for a marijuana charge. The judge in that case granted him a $100 bond and also defended him saying that she didn’t consider him to be a threat, and that people commit gun crimes everyday. So sorta good news but Adam sits in for a bit more.
He saw me, he is aware I am helping host his show. He looked a little pale, and it was sick to see the marshal’s parade him around in chains like he is hannibal lecter.
Kokesh was filmed apparently loading a shotgun on Freedom Plaza on July 4. He had previously planned an armed march on Washington that day, but opted instead to take a stand against D.C.’s strict gun laws by himself.
He was transferred to D.C. from a Fairfax County jail last month after spending two weeks in Virginia after his July 9 arrest for possession of schedule I and II drugs while in possession of a firearm. In a jailhouse interview, Kokesh told Fox 5 the mushrooms found by police in his home were planted. He also announced his intention to run for president.
In a blog post calling for Kokesh’s release posted to his website yesterday, the former Marine is called “a peace activist” and not a “flight risk.”
A status conference has been scheduled for October 7 and a jury trial is set to begin on October 24.