A New York judge denied bail to alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht Thursday, based in part on fresh accusations of violence: That the 29-year-old allegedly commissioned the murders of a total of six people through would-be hitmen he contacted online, four more than the two attempted killings described in prosecutors’ original criminal complaint.
Judge Nathaniel Fox said that the risk that Ulbricht might flee or present a danger to the community overwhelmed arguments that he be released on bail, citing “powerful evidence presented to us that the defendant has attempted to secure the murders of a number of people.”
