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Why was Harrison Floyd denied bail? Donald Trump ally is ex president's only co-defendant forced to remain in jail

Harrison Floyd will stay in Fulton County Jail, which is under investigation for violence, unsanitary conditions, and inmate deaths in the past year

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Harrison Floyd, a former US Marine and mixed martial arts fighter, found himself spending a second night in Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, August 25.

This occurred after he informed the court that he could not afford a lawyer and was subsequently deemed a flight risk, resulting in the denial of bail. Floyd is one of Donald Trump's co-defendants and is accused of participating in a scheme to coerce an election worker into falsely admitting to voting fraud.

Harrison Floyd's complications with bail

Surrendering on Thursday, August 24, Harrison Floyd faced complications in his bail procedure due to a prior arrest in Maryland in May. During that incident, he was charged with assaulting FBI agents who were attempting to serve him with a subpoena, according to Daily Mail.

After spending Thursday night in the infamous Fulton County jail, Floyd appeared before Judge Emily Richardson via video call on Friday. He pleaded with her to release him without requiring him to pay bail.

Floyd informned the judge that it typically cost between $40,000 to $100,000 just to get a private lawyer to fly to Georgia. "I cannot afford an attorney for something like this," he said, adding that he did not want to put his family in debt.

Richardson presented Floyd with the options of either hiring a lawyer or representing himself. 

Where is Harrison Floyd now?

Currently, Floyd will continue to be held in Fulton County Jail, which is under investigation by the Department of Justice due to concerns about violence, unsanitary conditions, and a high number of inmate deaths in the previous year.

Among these deaths was one inmate whose family alleges that he was severely affected by bedbug infestations.

The decision regarding Floyd's bond will ultimately be determined by Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the case. "There are grounds for bond to be denied at this point," Richardson said.

"I'm going to go ahead and find that you are a risk to commit additional felonies and a potential risk to flee the jurisdiction. So I'm going to deny bond, but a full consideration of bond will be addressed."

Records indicate that all the other 18 defendants in the case, including Trump, have been released after posting bond. The former president's bond was set for $200,000. Trump's legal team has not proposed a trial date yet.