A criminal lawyer friend was commenting to us on the wkd that the drawn-out pre-trial custody was a pretty blatant attempt to try and keep him under the sentencing threshold for federal custody. I don't know how much that is, but it's clear he's not heading for a an 8- 10-year sentence some are suggesting. It's likely around 5, with about a year credit so far. He'll be out in two, day parole before that. Otherwise, him not trying to get bail earlier makes zero sense.