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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.   
      
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