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Antonelli spoke up “Your Honor, we ask that the charges against Connor Grant be dis Sci-Tron and, therefore, nothing to do with these tragic deaths”
Yuki said, “Your Honor, Mr Grant confessed at the scene to Sergeant Lindsay Boxer of the SFPD, Homicide Division, and her husband, Joseph Molinari, as injured in the secondary blast We have bo ation from Mr Grant’s premises These materials, plus written o to show that Mr Grant, a science teacher, is quite knowledgeable in theof explosives He also had the means and the opportunity to set off this blast”
Rabinowitz said, “Let’s talk about bail Ms Castellano”
“We request that bail be denied and that Mr Grant be remanded to the maximum security jail in the Hall of Justice”
The judge said, “Ms Antonelli?”
“Mr Grant is a law-abiding citizen with strong ties to the coainfully ees, nothing so ainst him is completely based in police mistakes and hysteria Furtherht risk”
Judge Rabinowitz glanced at Yuki, then at Antonelli Last, he gave Connor Grant a good long look
“Bail denied,” said Rabinowitz “Defendant is remanded to the custody of the court”
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It was clear towhen he denied bail A suspected terrorist was in custody, a man who had possibly killed twenty-five people, and if he was released and then disappeared, this one decision would be the only act Judge Rabinoould be known for It would be paragraph two in his obituary It would probably be chiseled on his headstone
As his gavel slammed doo court officers came forward and escorted Connor Grant out of the courtrooh the side exit that led into the back stairs, which were restricted to courthouse personnel
As they reached the door, there was a struggle Conklin and I were on our feet, hands to our guns
But Grant wasn’t trying to e and shouted, “I’ framed I have a life and I want it back I deht Short date, Your Honor”
The judge said to the court officers, “Please remove the defendant from the courtroom”
We waited for Yuki out in the hallway as the boh the double doors When the room was nearly empty, Yuki stepped into the corridor