Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is set to be released from the Jefferson County Detention Facility and will be transferred to a halfway house in Colorado Springs, contingent upon specific conditions.
The Army sergeant is currently facing allegations stemming from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operation at a nightclub in Colorado Springs.
On Thursday, a federal judge determined that Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, a United States Army soldier accused of cocaine distribution, may be released from detention as he awaits trial.
Denver7 | Investigates was present during the court proceedings.
Orona-Rodriguez, aged 27, is scheduled for a release hearing on Friday morning. Following the hearing, he will be moved to a halfway house in Colorado Springs where he must adhere to a curfew and participate in location monitoring, as stipulated by the judge. He has been in custody at the Jefferson County Detention Center prior to this ruling.
According to his defense attorney, there were no available spots in halfway houses located in Denver.
Orona-Rodriguez was apprehended shortly after a DEA operation took place last month at what law enforcement officials have described as an “underground” nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Authorities informed Denver7 | Investigates that they suspect Orona-Rodriguez was involved in providing security for the nightclub, which he reportedly stated is operated by his mother-in-law.
He faces charges of selling cocaine to an undercover DEA agent, as indicated in the arrest documents. During previous court sessions, it was disclosed that he allegedly sold 0.5 ounces of cocaine, valued at approximately $450, on April 22. Additionally, he has been identified as a principal or owner of Immortal Security LLC, a company that supplies armed security personnel to nightclubs.
