Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez will be released from the Jefferson County Detention Facility and transported to a halfway house in Colorado Springs, under certain conditions
On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, the United States Army soldier accused of selling cocaine, will be released from custody while awaiting trial.
Denver7 | Investigates was in the courtroom on Thursday.
Orona-Rodriguez, 27, is scheduled for a release hearing on Friday morning, where he will be transported to a halfway house in Colorado Springs and will be required to abide by a curfew and location monitoring, according to the judge. Previously, he has been in custody in the Jefferson County Detention Center.
According to the staff sergeant’s defense attorney, there was no room available at the halfway houses located in Denver.
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