Aug 22, 2007 2:04 am US/Pacific
No Bail For Yusef Bey's Brother In Torture Case
OAKLAND (BCN) ―
A judge Tuesday denied a bail motion for Joshua Bey, one of three Your Black Muslim Bakery associates accused of kidnapping and torturing two women in Oakland May 17.
Joshua Bey's lawyer, David Washington, said his client should be granted bail because he has no prior criminal record and was acting under the influence of his older brother, Yusef Bey IV, 21, the bakery's leader.
Washington also said Joshua Bey, 20, also didn't inflict any injuries on the victims and wasn't armed during the incident.
But Prosecutor Scott Patton said bail should be denied because "this is an extremely serious case," and Joshua Bey would be a flight risk if released because all three defendants face life in prison without parole if convicted of the charges against them.
In denying the bail motion, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Beatus said releasing Joshua Bey would pose "a serious danger to the community and to the victims in the case."
Beatus also said Joshua Bey himself might be in danger if he is released from custody.
Outside court, Washington said Beatus seemed to be concerned that other bakery members might want to harm Joshua Bey so he wouldn't be available to testify in the case.
The Bey brothers and Tamon Halfin, a third defendant in the case, are scheduled to return to court Aug. 30 to possibly enter pleas and have future court dates set.
All three defendants are being held without bail.
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