I hope he has a great lawyer as there is something really foul afoot.
Unfortunately, if Dog had a great lawyer, he probably wouldn't be in this situation. I hope he gets a NEW lawyer who is great.
From the Honolulu Advertiser article, it appears that Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Johnson is the one pushing hard for "no bail."
The AUSA position tends to attract ambitious, zealous types and Johnson is either unable or more likely unwilling, for his own perceived career advantage, to make distinctions in these types of cases. However, I'll bet he will prove to have been politically tone-deaf on this one.
And for a misdemeanor? I watched the A&E special last night and in 2003 when they were arrested Dog, Leeland and Tim were advised by a Mexican lawyer that nothing would happen, that they just should stay out of Mexico. Now just before the statute of limitations is set to run, they are arrested? Why now? What is all this commotion about misdemeanor charges? This really does fail the smell test.