Ghislaine Maxwell tried to 'flee' FBI agents during her arrest earlier this month at her New Hampshire estate, where investigators found a 'cell phone wrapped in tin foil,' federal prosecutors allege in new court documents.
Maxwell’s defense team argued that she should be released from jail, where she is under constant monitoring.Ghislaine Maxwell tried to"flee" FBI agents during her arrest earlier this month at her New Hampshire estate, where investigators found a"cell phone wrapped in tin foil," federal prosecutors allege in new court documents filed Monday.
Maxwell, 58, was arrested on July 2 and charged in a six-count indictment alleging that she conspired with Jeffrey Epstein in a multi-state sex trafficking scheme involving three unnamed minor victims between 1994 and 1997.In the new pretrial filing, federal prosecutors allege that when FBI agents directed Maxwell to open the door to the house on the 156-acre estate on the morning of her arrest, Maxwell tried to"flee to another room in the house, quickly shutting a door behind her.
"Agents were ultimately forced to breach the door in order to enter the house to arrest the defendant, who was found in an interior room in the house,” the document stated.Ghislaine Maxwell at Spring Studios in New York City, Oct. 18, 2016.
Since Maxwell's arrest, new witnesses have also come forward, according to the court filing. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office"have been in touch with additional individuals who have expressed a willingness to provide information regarding the defendant,” prosecutors said, adding that this new evidence “has the potential to make the government’s case even stronger.”
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