BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A Bakersfield police detective will have to remain in federal custody pending a review of his case after prosecutors moved to block his release.
Marc Lugo was arrested in May on two counts of child pornography.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered Lugo be released on his own recognizance and he was set to be released Wednesday morning.
But a spokesperson for the Department of Justice tells me the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion seeking to revoke that order.
That means Lugo will have to remain in custody until the motion is reviewed by another federal court in Fresno.
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