Update: The judge said he will make a decision “next week.”
The judge told both sides, “I suggest both parties put in letters by Monday at noon, about what type of communications Mr. Combs may engage in. Monday at noon.”
The judge presiding over Sean Combs’ third bond hearing on Friday said his Star Island address won’t work if he’s released on bond.
Judge Arun Abramanian asked Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, for the address where Combs would reside if released today.
“Where is the home he’d be in?” the judge asked. Agnifilo responded, “I don’t want to give the address. It’s on Star Island, there’s a causeway. There is a dock. But there would be no boat.”
The judge replied, “That’s not going to work. Where in New York?”
In another exchange, Agnifilo said Combs would be living under stricter conditions than in jail.
The prosecution stated Combs did not comply with the rules in jail. The prosecution also said Combs used 8 other inmates’ codes to place calls to witnesses and victims.
“If he can’t comply in a custodial setting, he will not comply if released,” the state said.
In other prosecution evidence, Combs bribed hotel security $100,000 to make the Cassie beating video disappear in 2016. And a male commercial sex worker was in the hotel room at the time of the Cassie beating incident.
“This is devastating evidence for the trial,” the prosecution said. “It shows why he cannot be released on bail – he is violent and is committed to covering up his crimes. The evidence against him continues to mount – we’ve learned of punching and kicking, employees, partners.”
An official with pre-trial services told the judge that the bond restrictions aren’t sufficient to release Combs. The official suggested there was concern that Combs would simply bribe his private guards to look the other way.
