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Prosecutors say Charles Walters is seen in videos kicking and stomping through fencing near a police line.

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Winnebago County criminal justice officials share the good and bad about the end of cash bail.

Prosecutors say Charles Walters is seen in videos kicking and stomping through fencing near a police line.

A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday denied Hunter Biden's effort to avoid appearing in person at his arraignment on federal gun charges, ordering him to appear at a hearing scheduled for Oct. 3. Judge Christopher Burke wrote that the president's son "should be treated just as would any other defendant in our court." Hunter Biden's legal team had sought to have him appear virtually, citing "the financial impact on government resources and the logistical burden ...

“Any other defendant would be required to attend his or her initial appearance in person,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke wrote. “So too here.”

Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to federal gun charges, his lawyers said Tuesday in a letter to the judge presiding over the case, while also requesting his initial court appearance take place “by video."

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, plans to plead not guilty to federal gun charges, he said in a court filing Tuesday.

The president's son is indicted on three charges that accuse him of using drugs while possessing a firearm in 2018 and lying about it on a federal form.

Hunter Biden’s attorneys are seeking to have his initial court appearance handled remotely over a video link, a federal judge said Monday.