ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal judge in Orlando on Friday revoked bond for the wife of the gunman responsible for the Pulse nightclub massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
U.S. District Judge Paul Byron reversed the decision of a magistrate judge in Oakland last week to release Noor Salman on $500,000 bond and ordered her jailed pending trial on charges of aiding and abetting, and obstruction of justice. Acting upon a request from prosecutors, Byron said Salman hadn't overcome a legal presumption that she was a flight risk or a danger to the community.
"Upon consideration, this court finds that no condition or combination of conditions of pretrial release will reasonably assure the safety of the community or reasonably assure the defendant's appearance during the required court proceedings," the judge wrote.
Salman was never let go from jail while Byron considered the prosecutors' request.
Her attorney, Charles Swift in Texas, said in a statement that she maintains her innocence.