SEATTLE — After a testy court hearing, the driver of the "Belltown Hellcat" was taken back into custody and new bail was set on his two outstanding criminal cases in Seattle.
Miles Hudson appeared in court on Friday for a hearing to address numerous alleged violations of his electronic home monitoring requirements by the company responsible for administering the program, Sentinel. Hudson was out on bail in his two current criminal cases: one related to charges of reckless driving for speeding through downtown Seattle in his Dodge Charger SRT and the other for stalking and sharing intimate images of an ex-partner over Instagram.
In a filing submitted Friday, Sentinel listed 21 different instances where Hudson had left his apartment unit without permission. Many of the absences were for a few minutes at a time, but Seattle prosecutors also pointed out that several were for hours at a time. Sentinel told the court that Hudson did not account for any of the departures from his apartment.
Hudson told Sentinel most of the shorter absences were for picking up DoorDash orders, but Sentinel said he did not provide proof of these orders.
Judge Seth Niesen did state that Hudson was not in violation of his release conditions by posting on TikTok, as the orders were to not post on his Instagram or Twitch accounts specifically.
Prosecutors motioned for Hudson to be remanded into custody, which his attorney and public defender objected to. His counsel also shared a letter with the court that his employer had sent that verified his work status with Emerald City Transitional Services. Judge Niesen did point out that the company Hudson is working for is run by his mother, Rebecca.
"I told you at the last hearing, if you were to violate my orders again, there would be severe sanctions and you will now find out those sanctions," Judge Niesen said Friday.
The judge ruled that Hudson's current bail on his two cases be forfeited and set a new bail on both cases at $50,000 each. In addition, the judge attempted to instill GPS monitoring for Hudson, but later took this back after discussion with the attorneys about doing that simultaneously with electronic home monitoring.
Hudson was allowed two DoorDash orders a day with a 10-minute window to leave his apartment, but must provide all receipts to Sentinel.
"Please do not violate my orders again, Mr. Hudson, or you will likely spend the remainder of your pre-trial in custody," Judge Niesen told Hudson before he was taken into custody.
Hudson is next due back in court on Oct. 15 for a pre-trial hearing in his stalking and sharing intimate images case.