Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to keep behind bars a defendant charged in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar opioid-drug trafficking ring that was based in a Cottonwood Heights basement.
Drew Wilson Crandall, 31, has asked U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball to review a May order by a federal judge in Hawaii that he be detained pending trial. Prosecutors oppose the request, alleging the weight of the evidence against Crandall is strong and that he poses a flight risk.
James Bradshaw, Crandall’s defense attorney, says in a motion asking for pretrial release that his client has no criminal history and is not a danger to the community.