CLAYTON, Mo. – A Maryland Heights man accused of child molestation missed another court date Thursday after being picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Mexican national Jose Hernandez-Gomez’s trial was postponed after ICE detained him while he was out on bond. Thursday, the judge set a trial date for October, but it is unclear if ICE will let him go.
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“We want the feds to give him back. The state of Missouri has the right to have this case tried in its own right. The victim deserves to have their day in court as well,” Jason Korner, Hernandez-Gomez’s defense attorney, said.
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The same judge had also issued a writ in April to try to have Hernandez-Gomez returned to state custody, but so far, ICE has not complied.
“They really are targeting people who have been released on bond, and obviously, state court judges believe they should’ve been released on bond for a reason,” Korner said. This is the third case in the St. Louis area that NewsNation affiliate FOX 2 has learned of that has been complicated or delayed due to defendants out on bond getting arrested by ICE.
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The same thing happened to Manpreet Singh. He was driving a tractor-trailer in a fatal wreck on Interstate 44 in Franklin County last year. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but his case is also in limbo. He is represented by the Combs Waterkotte Law Firm…