Accused drug kingpin El Chapo promises he won't kill jurors
Source: UPI
By Susan McFarland | Jan. 25, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Accused Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo Guzmán said it is unnecessary to keep jurors anonymous and under armed guard and promised not to kill anyone seated at his upcoming federal court trial.
Prosecutors in the Brooklyn Federal Court case have asked the district judge to impanel an anonymous jury in the trial, which is set for September. The accused cartel leader faces charges that include criminal enterprise and international cocaine trafficking.
Officials have kept Guzmán in extreme solitary confinement since his extradition from Mexico in January 2017.
Prosecutors are citing the Mexican drug lord's alleged history of violence, including killing witnesses, as reason for the anonymity. Also requested is that jurors be kept partially sequestered and to have armed escorts to and from a safe location during the trial, which is expected to last about three or four months.
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irisblue
(33,023 posts)dhill926
(16,355 posts)but I bet he knows folks who will....
Well said!
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)with Donald Trump in trustworthiness. If "El Chapo" says he won't murder the jurors, they can rest assured they're as good as dead.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)I have to reassess my overall opinion of him now.
JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)...and still be a good judge of character. Indeed, it would seem an asset in that line of work.
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,258 posts)LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)Your screen name and crime!
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)rocktivity
(44,577 posts)in order to escape jail in Mexico and believe that he's capable of arranging to have witnesses or jurors killed?"
rocktivity
Nitram
(22,877 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)Since it's his first offense in US court, perhaps he could plea bargain down for probation. Of course there will have to be monthly drug testing and he'll have to keep a job.
Glad I'm not on that jury. Believe me, I'd lie and say I'm a Trumpy who hates Mexicans and anyone who even looks like a Mexican to get tossed. Maybe they didn't know who they were judging at the time, but I'd claim I lied during selection and start screaming "build the wall".