Judge orders US Coast Guardsman accused of plotting domestic terrorism to remain behind bars

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• In a courtroom in Greenbelt, Maryland, Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day sided with prosecutors' request to hold US Coast Guardsman Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson — who is accused of being a "domestic terrorist" — without bail.
• The judge said they will revisit the request in 14 days, giving prosecutors two weeks to build their case.
• Hasson, 49, was arrested on February 15, by FBI Baltimore special agents and Coast Guard Investigative Service, on drug and weapons charges, according to the initial criminal complaint.
• Public defender Julie Stelzig, pushed back against prosecutors, CBS News reported, saying that they were making accusations without evidence.

A judge in Greenbelt, Maryland, sided with prosecutors' request to hold US Coast Guardsman Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson — who is accused of being a "domestic terrorist" — without bail.

During a hearing held on Thursday, Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day said the court would revisit the request in 14 days, giving prosecutors two weeks to build their case.

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