Second Judge Rejects Combs' Request for Bail

UPDATE Sep 18, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

A second judge has rejected Sean "Diddy" Combs' bid to be released on bail in his sex trafficking and racketeering case. Judge Andrew Carter was not swayed by a new offer from Combs' lawyers, who proposed banning visits to Combs' home from women who aren't family members or the mothers of his children. The judge said Wednesday the proposed conditions did not reduce the risk of witness tampering or obstruction, CNN reports. Combs was denied bail by another judge on Tuesday and sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo said conditions at the federal facility are "horrific," reports NBC News.

Sep 18, 2024 11:45 AM CDT

Sean "Diddy" Combs' promise of a $50 million bond and the surrender of his passport wasn't enough to secure him bail on Tuesday. Now he's appealing Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky's decision to order him held by trying to sweeten the pot. Rolling Stone reports that in a letter submitted to the court, Combs said he will undergo weekly drug testing, have no visits with any women who aren't family members or the mothers of his children, and have no contact with any witnesses in his sex trafficking and racketeering case. A log of all visitors to his Miami home would be supplied to the court each night.

Prosecutors on Tuesday argued the 54-year-old was a significant flight risk, a danger to the community, and likely to tamper with witnesses. They claimed that in the months prior to his arrest, Combs reached out to both victims and witnesses to request their "friendship and support"; others were "gaslight[ed]" into believing "false narratives." The AP reports the defense countered in a court filing, "Sean Combs has never evaded, avoided, eluded or run from a challenge in his life. He will not start now." Combs is set to appear before Judge Andrew Carter on Wednesday afternoon. (More Sean Combs stories.)