NEWPORT, Calif. — A judge on Wednesday denied a request for conditional release and ordered $20,000 bail for a foreign national facing DUI-related probation proceedings, declining to hear defense argument on proposed conditions before ruling at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.
During the hearing, with Russian interpretation provided by Diana Ioncu, Judge Carlton P. Biggs denied a request for conditional release submitted by the deputy public defender before the defense had the opportunity to present arguments regarding the proposed conditions or the circumstances underlying the charges.
According to court records, the accused was charged with two violations on Aug. 9, 2023, and later pleaded guilty to a DUI and to driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher on Dec. 4, 2023…