Judge orders suspect in Old Navy case to remain behind bars

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that a man accused of using an explosive device to damage an Old Navy store in Albuquerque remain in jail while awaiting trial. The Albuquerque Journal (https://goo.gl/EXnvBW ) reports that Magistrate Judge Karen Molzen said during a detention hearing Wednesday that prosecutors have a strong case against 28-year-old David Hickman. Defense attorney Alonzo Padilla had requested that Hickman be released to a halfway house so he could receive counseling while awaiting trial. The Old Navy explosion and fire Saturday morning was among several recent fires and acts vandalism that damaged multiple businesses. Hickman has not been charged in other incidents, but Albuquerque's police chief said Saturday after Hickman was arrested that the spate of crimes targeting businesses would end.