Eddy Lepp's next court date will be March 14th at 9am. He is still being held, in lockdown, at the Santa Rita Jail, and has been visited by very few people. Read more He is facing multiple life sentences, as is Daniel Barnes.
March 2nd: Eddy Lepp and Daniel Barnes will be arraigned together tomorrow morning at 9:30am.
February 28th: Eddy Lepp finally saw a judge in a Federal Court in San Francisco today. Lepp's federal defender, David Fermino, explained in court that Lepp is an ordained minister and represents a religious group and that his prosecution "runs afoul of First Amendment and other Constitutional protections." The Judge, who declined to release Eddy Lepp on bond, is forwarding the case on to another magistrate. Eddy repeated an earlier request that the jail allow his family to send him necessary denture adhesive, to which the judge replied, "I don't control the prison, Mr. Lepp." Daniel Barnes, who was also arrested on February 16th, was released on bond on February 25th. | Coverage of the February 16th arrests at Eddy's Medicinal Gardens | 2/28 Report by Ann Harrison

Eddy Lepp will reportedly enter a plea when he appears in front of Magistrate Joseph Spero for an arraignment on Wednesday March 3 at 9:30 am. Lepp will appear before Judge Marilyn Patel on Monday March 7th at 9:30 am. The judge will be asked to decide whether Lepp can defend himself and hear an appeal of his detention and denial of bond. His arraignment and bail hearing scheduled for February 23rd had to be rescheduled because Eddy sustained a fall.

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