U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

United States v. Gerald Cook

August 31, 2026

Summary

The court affirmed the district court’s pretrial detention order, concluding that the district court did not improperly shift the government’s burden or require certainty that release would be safe. The court also held that the district court did not clearly err in finding that no release conditions would reasonably assure community safety, given the charged firearm assault offenses, criminal history, and apparent access to firearms.