A long time ago, I was in the retail convenience industry. I worked night shift at a corner store. We sold all the usual stuff, beer, candy, digestively dubious burritos (brand named “The BOMB” among other things). At the time, we also carried a cheap gossip rag that would print up mug shots and crime reports. It was ethically dubious, but made for entertaining reading at 4am.
One of the things I would skim past, since the mug shots included the reason the picture was taken, was “Held for Federal Marshals” or simply “Federal Marshals hold.” That phrase floated up to the top of my mind recently, with people wondering how, oh how, will Poor Defendant VonClownstick get back and forth to four different jurisdictions if he is placed in pre-trial detention.
I took a few moments to check out exactly what the heck that phrase, called up from dingy memories over a decade ago, actually means. Minimal searching of the internet brings us to the United States Federal Marshals Service.
www.usmarshals.gov/…
It would seem that this is the perfect branch of law enforcement support to clear up ANY concerns anybody might have about moving a high-profile defendant between locations for trial. I’m no expert, but it looks like we have a perfectly acceptable substitute (or support) for the US Secret Service, ready to safely move someone in detention.
I haven’t seen much talk about the Federal Marshals Service here, or on the teevee news, maybe I’m missing something obvious?