A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE HAS ORDERED THAT THE MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING A FIRE AT AN OLD NAVY STORE IN ALBUQUERQUE REMAIN IN CUSTODY OF THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN IS CHARGED WITH USING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TO DAMAGE OR DESTROY A BUILDING USED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE. HE WAS ARRESTED EARLY SATURDAY OUTSIDE THE OLD NAVY STORE AT THE PAVILIONS AT SAN MATEO SHOPPING CENTER.
AT A DETENTION HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, HICKMAN’S ATTORNEY ASKED THAT HE BE SENT TO A HALF-WAY HOUSE, BUT THE JUDGE REFUSED.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAREN MOLZEN SAYS HICKMAN IS A DANGER TO SOCIETY AND A FLIGHT RISK. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO WHETHER HE’S LINKED TO THE CARLISLE CONDO FIRE IN NOB HILL.
