Jailed Colorado Pastor Has Substance Abuse Problem
Source: Associated Press
Jailed Colorado Pastor Has Substance Abuse Problem
DENVER February 20, 2014 (AP)
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press
A lawyer for a street ministry pastor accused of posing as a U.S. Marshal and handcuffing and robbing a man he lured to a Denver motel told a judge Thursday that he has a substance abuse problem and wants to be released from jail so he can seek treatment.
As Michael Todd Abromovich stood by dressed in a green jail uniform, public defender Lucy Martin told a judge that the 43-year-old had "very little ability" to post his $75,000 bond.
She said if Abromovich was released, he planned to check into a Salvation Army substance abuse program in Denver. Judge James Breese said Abromovich deserved a slight reduction in his bond, to $65,000, for acknowledging his problem.
Prosecutors argued against releasing him because they say he has four previous felony convictions. Through his lawyer, Abromovich said none of his previous offenses were violent and the latest was seven years ago.
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