Whoa.
Michael Avenatti is reportedly being held in solitary confinement in the same jail cell that once housed Mexican drug lord “El Chapo.” Oh, and this is the same facility that held Jeffrey Epstein before he committed suicide:
A lawyer for Michael Avenatti claimed the disgraced attorney is being held in a New York jail cell that once housed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman — at the facility where Esptein died.https://t.co/rf0k9giEmd
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 21, 2020
Avenatti is on 24-hour lockdown with a guard outside his cell and two cameras:
Michael Avenatti has been in solitary confinement for three days in a cell that once housed drug lord El Chapo.
The embattled lawyer has been under 24-hour lockdown and he’s got a guard outside his cell and two cameras focused on him around the clock.https://t.co/QgOxHQH6S5
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 21, 2020
Hopefully they’ve fixed the cameras since last time:
Guess he better hope the security cameras don't malfunction….
— TK (@MrsKutas) January 21, 2020
His lawyer wants him moved so he can help with the case:
Lawyer: Michael Avenatti too isolated in jail to help case https://t.co/HRhjjJsVCN
— KTSM 9 News (@KTSMtv) January 21, 2020
And because it’s too chilly:
Michael Avenatti's attorneys want him moved out of his jail cell — which may have been used by El Chapo — because it's freezing and the conditions are hampering his defense, the attorneys wrote to a judge Monday. https://t.co/Zfd5pzEWl6
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2020
Would Avenatti prefer Rikers Island?
Where would he prefer to be held? MCC is the federal prison facility in NY. As he is being held on federal charges, this is where he belongs. Although I am sure he could petition to be held at Rikers.
— Diane Eisenmann (@dce57) January 21, 2020
