He faces five federal charges which carry a sentence of nearly 50 years if he's convicted. At the hearing, a judge will also determine when he should be moved from Miami to New York, where several package bombs were sent, for prosecution of the case.įederal prosecutors contend that Sayoc should remain jailed until trial, given the magnitude of the charges and the strong evidence against him.Īuthorities believe Sayoc began planning his attacks in July, according to Reuters. 2: Sayoc is scheduled to appear in court at 10 a.m. in a federal courtroom in Miami for his bail hearing. “We thought it was important to not let it all steamroll over the defendant so we wanted to preserve his rights and have all the relevant information before making this decision.” “It’s better to let the federal public defenders who are going to represent him in New York have the detention hearing there, if they think that’s appropriate,” attorney Jamie Benjamin told the newspaper. The decision came after prosecutors filed documents listing evidence and sharing some details on the case they're building against the Florida man, the Sun-Sentinel reported. 2: Sayoc's defense attorney told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that his client will agree on Friday to remain jailed and be transferred to New York City to face prosecution following his arrest in connection to a slew of mail bombs discovered last month. Afvqrj9FU8- Erica Rakow November 2, 2018 He’ll be extradited to New York to answer charges related to the 15 mail bombs the FBI says he mailed to Democrats. They waived rights of their client to a detention hearing here. Attorneys for Cesar Sayoc walk out of federal court in Miami.
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