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The leader of Black Voices for Trump was deemed a flight risk in a hearing in Atlanta, Georgia, this week .
ongoing Georgia election fraud case, has been denied bail after the director of Black Voices for Trump surrendered himself to authorities in Atlanta on Thursday. During his first court appearance, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Emily Richardson told Floyd there were"grounds for the bond to be denied at this point," explaining that she found he was"a risk to commit additional felonies and potential risk to flee the jurisdiction.
"at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, this week. Floyd is being held on several counts, including conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements and writings and influencing witnesses. He was the only defendant not to retain an attorney and negotiate the terms of bond before turning himself in. He has denied all the charges. Harrison Floyd's official police photograph taken after he surrendered at Fulton County Jail. The director of Black Voices for Trump has been denied bond and remains behind bars."There's no way that I'm a flight risk, ma'am," he told Richardson via video link."I showed up before the president was here," he added, referring to Trump. During the hearing, Floyd also told the judge that"I cannot afford an attorney for something like this," and that he was denied representation by a public defender because he did not qualify. It is not immediately clear why Floyd was informed he could not be represented by a public defender. Floyd claimed it would cost between $40,000 to $100,000"to retain a lawyer for these charges." He told the judge he is"not going to put my family in that kind of debt." Responding to his comment, Richardson said he could either hire a lawyer or defend himself. The other 18 defendants have been released after posting bond. The news has caused ire in Republican circles, with questions being raised over why a Black defendant is the only one to have been denied bail.
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