USA v. Fletcher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff, 	Case No. 2:24-cr-20457
v. 	Honorable Susan K. DeClercq
United States District Judge
TERRANCE FLETCHER,
Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO MODIFY CONDITIONS OF PRETRIAL
RELEASE (ECF No. 65)
On October 2, 2025, Fletcher filed another motion to modify his conditions of
pretrial release. ECF No. 65. In this latest motion, Fletcher adds details about his
girlfriend, Tabitha Scott’s need for post-partum support. Id. at PageID.495–96. He
also proposes that his girlfriend serve as an alternative or additional third-party
custodian. 	Id. 	at 	PageID.496. 	The 	Government 	opposes 	Fletcher’s 	requested
modifications. ECF No. 67. Fletcher’s motion will be denied for two reasons.
First, a modification of Fletcher’s conditions is not necessary for Fletcher to
provide Scott with support. Indeed, to the extent that there are discrete tasks with
which Scott needs assistance, Fletcher can coordinate with Pretrial Services to
arrange for temporary leave from home detention. See ECF No. 34 at PageID.127
(providing an exception to Fletcher’s travel restrictions when Fletcher obtains
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consent of his pretrial services officer). Relatedly, Fletcher’s current third-party
custodian, Robert Worthy, could no longer serve as an effective custodian if Fletcher
no longer resided with Worthy. True, Worthy might still see Fletcher at work on a
near daily basis, as Fletcher notes in his motion. See ECF No. 65 at PageID.496. But
that sort of limited contact is not sufficient to reasonably guard against Fletcher’s
risk of flight.
Second, this Court is not convinced that Scott could serve as an effective third-
party custodian given her relationship to Fletcher and her ongoing medical needs.
Moreover, the Government reports that Scott may be called to testify against
Fletcher, making her an inappropriate third-party custodian because of the potential
conflict. ECF No. 67 at PageID.511–12. Therefore, in the event that he is allowed to
live with Scott, Fletcher has not identified a suitable third-party custodian or
combination of custodians “able reasonably to assure the [Court] that [Fletcher] will
appear as required and will not pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the
community.” 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B)(i).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Fletcher’s Motion to Modify Conditions
of Pretrial Release, ECF No. 65, is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
This is not a final order and does not close the above-captioned case.
/s/Susan K. DeClercq
SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ
United States District Judge
Dated: October 20, 2025
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