Details Of Esteban Loaiza's Judicial Process Are Given

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Former baseball player Esteban Loaiza must post bail of $ 200,000 to get out of jail while he awaits trial on drug trafficking charges he faces after being arrested last month after police said they found 44 pounds of cocaine in his car..

"Mr. Loaiza, who is detained here, has been set a bond of $ 200,000 under a series of conditions," San Diego District Attorney Jared Hodes explained to the media after the hearing of the case held on Monday. "You can pay the $ 200,000 in cash or find a way to pay it through a corporate guarantee that would support that payment."

Jenni Rivera's widower faces another serious difficulty, since his residence permit - the green card - is about to expire and, if not renewed, he would lose the right to reside in the United States.

“Today he is a legal resident of the United States, but when he was arrested his primary residence was in Tijuana [Mexico]. Also, your residence expires next month and you need to renew it. But if you are still in prison you could lose your status as an American resident,”added Hodes.

If released on bail, the former player would have to remain in California under house arrest and with a tracking device that "would be required to pay." If convicted, you will most likely end up serving a prison term.

“The minimum sentence for this crime is 10 years and the maximum is life imprisonment. Not that there is going to be a penalty like this in this case,”explained the prosecutor. "The range of what I could get is about 51-288 months."

The next hearing before the judge is set for next April.