U.S. Marshal Service agents arrested yesterday Evengelyn E. C. Jones for failing to appear at a hearing in federal court last week on a petition for revocation of her pre-trial release.<\/p>\n
U.S. Marshal Don Hall served Jones with the arrest warrant that U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona issued last Jan. 20.<\/p>\n
Following the arrest, Jones will be taken before U.S. District Court for the NMI Magistrate Judge Heather L. Kennedy today, Friday, at 9am, for her initial appearance.<\/p>\n
Jones was first arrested on an indictment charging her with one count of visa fraud and was released last Nov. 24 on a $5,000 unsecured bond.<\/p>\n
U.S. Probation officer Gregory Arriola then filed a petition for revocation of Jones\u2019 pre-trial release after she failed to appear for random drug tests on Dec. 16, 18 20, and 30, 2014.<\/p>\n
Attorney Michael Evangelista, the original court-appointed counsel for Jones, later withdrew as her counsel. Attorney David Banes was named in his stead.<\/p>\n
At the Jan. 20 revocation hearing, Jones did not show up in court.<\/p>\n
Banes informed the court that since his appointment last Jan. 9, he has made many attempts to contact his client without success.<\/p>\n
This prompted Manglona to order Jones\u2019 arrest and vacated the trial date set for Feb. 2, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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