A Howard County man accused of mishandling and stealing classified information is staying in federal custody after a quick court hearing in Baltimore on Thursday.
Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a government contractor with top secret security clearance, appeared in court to discuss an order for his release.
Assistant Federal Public Defender Francisco Carriedo told U.S. District Court Judge George Russell the defense was not prepared to move forward with the hearing, and consented to Perez-Lugones’s detention…