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Arrested at LAX: A Battalion for a Cannabis Case
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Wall and his attorney notify the US Attorney's Office that he is returning voluntarily. When his flight lands at LAX, Homeland Security agents in masks, body armor, and carrying AR-15s board the aircraft and remove him from his seat in front of all passengers. The spectacle, Wall notes, was presumably COVID-era excitement for agents who hadn't seen much action. The federal marshal who later drove him to MDC Los Angeles couldn't contain his reaction: 'Weed? You did all this for a weed case?' Wall is denied bond — despite being a flight risk rather than a danger to the community — and begins the long pretrial transfer process.
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