Taxstone’s legal issues have hit an unexpected bump in the road.
Things aren’t looking so good for Taxstone right now. The popular podcast personality remains behind bars after he was indicted on charges of being a felon possessing a firearm and owning a gun purchased through interstate commerce for his role in the deadly Irving Plaza shooting that killed Ronald “Banga” McPhatter and left Troy Ave and many others injured.
Tax’s attorney, Ken Montgomery, has requested a bond hearing in an attempt to help him regain his freedom, however, the federal government is doing everything in their power to prevent that from happening. In a letter to Judge Lorna Schofield, attorney Preet Bharara claims that Tax is a threat to the public, and should be denied bail.
The letter reads, “The nature and seriousness of the danger the defendant presents is clear: He has been convicted of two violent felonies, consistently flouted court orders, proclaimed his willingness to seek out disputes then resolve them with deadly violence, unlawfully obtained a semiautomatic handgun to ensure he could carry out that threat, then opened fire in a public venue, causing death and mayhem. No conditions of pretrial detention can reasonably be expected to protect the community from the defendant.”
Bharara went on to explain that an eyewitness has come forward and admitted to seeing Taxstone fire the shot that took McPhatter’s life, “Indeed, the Government proffers that it expects witness testimony—which …will further establish that the defendant fired the shot that killed Ronald McPhatter, an associate of Collins killed during the Shooting.”
Taxstone has yet to be charged with anything, but it’s possible that he will charged with murder. Montgomery argues that Taxstone should be released from jail while the case plays out.
The judge will hear both sides this month.
