The seven remaining street vendor activists who were arrested last December in their homes by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department are once again awaiting a judge's ruling, as their last effort to be granted bail takes place.
Last Friday, January 26, the bail hearing for the street vendor activists known as the "Justice 8" continued, with John Richardson, the deputy district attorney, closing out his arguments on why he believed the defendants should not be granted bail.
Richardson summed up his final arguments in a little less than an hour, in which he repeated much of his statements from previous bail hearings, including revisiting details in the three incidents that involve all three "John Does," the alleged victims of the incidents.
He was also adamant about telling the judge, John Wilkerson, his opinion that the defendants are considered a flight risk and a danger to the public. He also stated a concern for the alleged victims and any potential harm that may come to them if the defendants were released.
Richardson claims the defendants had “sophisticated means to locating their victims,” and referenced the John Doe #2 incident, in which Enamorado, while live streaming, called on his followers to go to Doe #2’s house. He alleges that the group used “online data” to locate Doe #2’s residence.