Diddy will keep locked up after a federal decide dominated he’s an excessive amount of of a danger to be launched earlier than his October 2025 sentencing.

Diddy will stay behind bars till sentencing after a federal decide in Manhattan denied his request for bail, citing his historical past of violence and potential to flee.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian dominated that Combs failed to fulfill the strict authorized threshold required for pre-sentencing launch. The court docket discovered no “clear and convincing evidence” that he’s neither a hazard to the general public nor a flight danger.

Diddy, who’s awaiting sentencing on fees tied to prostitution-related crimes, had requested the court docket to think about distinctive circumstances.

His authorized group offered a $50 million bail bundle secured by his Miami property and co-signed by members of the family, together with his mom Janice Combs. Some family even surrendered their passports.

The protection additionally supplied to restrict his journey to Florida, New York and New Jersey for authorized appointments and stated he would adjust to psychological well being and substance abuse therapy.

Despite these provides, the court docket sided with prosecutors who argued that Diddy’s wealth, affect and previous violent conduct made him a severe danger.

The decide emphasised that no amount of cash or monitoring might guarantee he wouldn’t intrude with witnesses or pose a risk to others.

“Increasing the amount of the bond or devising additional conditions doesn’t change the calculus given the circumstances and heavy burden of proof that Combs bears.,” the decide wrote within the ruling, rejecting the protection’s proposed circumstances, together with home arrest and digital monitoring.

Diddy’s attorneys tried to level to deteriorating circumstances on the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, the place he’s at present held. They described the facility as unsafe, poorly staffed, and serving maggot-infested food.

But the court docket dismissed these claims as inadequate to justify launch.

“The public outcry concerning these conditions has come from all corners. But as Combs acknowledges, MDC staff has been able to keep him safe and attend to his needs, even during an incident of threatened violence from an inmate,” the decide stated, referencing a previous case the place launch was granted solely as a consequence of a defendant’s outdated age and extreme well being points.

The court docket made no ruling on the underlying proof, reserving that for sentencing, which is scheduled for October 3, 2025. Until then, Diddy will stay in custody.

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