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SEATTLE — A judge sent Miles Hudson back to jail on Friday, finding that
the man more widely known as the "Belltown Hellcat" driver repeatedly
violated the conditions set by the court for his electronic home
monitoring (EHM).

Hudson awaits trial for a reckless driving charge involving his modified
Dodge Charger Hellcat, which he allegedly has driven at speeds topping
100 mph through downtown Seattle. There is also a separate criminal
proceeding where he is charged with stalking a former girlfriend and
then posting intimate images of them on Instagram.

Hudson posted $2,500 bail for the traffic violation and $15,000 for the domestic violence charge, but as a condition of his release, was placed
on EHM. On Friday, a judge determined that Hudson had violated those conditions.

"This is the third time you've appeared in front of this court. You've
violated your conditions of release every single time you've appeared in court," said Seattle Municipal Court Judge Seth Niesen. "It appears that
you are not interested in attempting to follow the court's orders."

The hearing started off with Hudson appearing through a virtual Webex
link, even though he had been ordered to attend in person. The judge
recessed the court after instructing Hudson to show up at the courthouse immediately. When he arrived, Hudson had his head and face covered by a balaclava and hoodie pulled over the top. He has worn various disguises
and head coverings to his court dates.

Christopher Karr, a senior assistant city prosecutor with the Seattle
City Attorney's Office, then described 21 violations of EHM where Hudson
left his home without permission, with some absences lasting over two
hours and taking place during overnight hours.

"He has no explanation, memory or reason that he has been able to
provide for where he went, what he was doing or why he left in
residence. He has violated the court's orders time and time again," Karr
said. "Your honor, I believe this is a flagrant violation of the court's conditions of release, a flagrant violation of this EHM agreement."

Hudson’s defense attorneys argued that he was a young man who was trying
to be in compliance, and that many of the violations were when he was
leaving his high-rise apartment to get Door Dash orders, while the
longer absences could likely be explained by his work. Hudson is
employed at his mother's company providing transitional services for
elderly people needed to be placed in care facilities.

"This is new for him. What the requirements are, it will require some
hand holding and my office is prepared to work with Mr. Hudson because
of his young age," said Sheley Anderson, who represents Hudson in the
domestic violence case.

Judge Niesen was unswayed and agreed that Hudson violated the court’s
orders yet again. The judge forfeited Hudson’s posted bail and set new amounts of $50,000 for each of the two cases.

"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 the
sanctions," Niesen said.

With that, Hudson was taken into custody and led to jail.

https://komonews.com/news/local/belltown-hellcat-driver-miles-hudson-jailed-violating-electronic-home-monitoring-conditions-terms-of-release-reckless-driving-stalking-charges-forfeited-bail#

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