Order — No. 1:25-cr-00062 (Dkt. 318, N.D. Miss.)

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An order in United States v. Varrick Davis, Criminal Case No. 1:25-CR-62-SA-8, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, filed August 21, 2026 as Doc. 318 (2 pages) and signed by Senior Judge Sharion Aycock. With trial scheduled to begin Monday, August 31, 2026, the Court denies the defendant's motion [302] to remain housed at the Lafayette County Detention Center until August 28, 2026, stating that it leaves transport of pretrial detainees to the United States Marshals Service. It also denies as moot his motion [303] to sever his trial from co-defendant Greg Wells, who is scheduled to plead guilty on Monday, August 24, 2026.

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      Case: 1:25-cr-00062-SA-DAS Doc #: 318 Filed: 08/21/26 1 of 2 PageID #: 749




                         IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                       FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.                                                     CRIMINAL CASE NO. 1:25-CR-62-SA-8

VARRICK DAVIS                                                                      DEFENDANT

                                             ORDER

        The trial of this criminal case is scheduled to commence on Monday, August 31, 2026. See

[276]. Varrick Davis, through counsel, has filed numerous pretrial Motions. Two of the Motions

[302, 303] can be easily resolved.

        In one Motion [302], Davis requests that the Court enter an Order “directing that [he]

remain housed at the Lafayette County Detention Center . . . until Friday, August 28, 2026, before

being transported to Aberdeen, Mississippi, for trial.” [302] at p. 1. As grounds for this request,

Davis states that he suffers from certain medical conditions (which are undisclosed) and that

remaining at the Lafayette County Detention Center (“LCDC”) will permit him to easily access

his medical providers. The Motion [302] also asserts that remaining at LCDC until Friday, August

28, 2026, will allow Davis to have meaningful and confidential access to counsel to the greatest

extent possible prior to trial.

        This Court entrusts the United States Marshals Service with matters involving the transport

of pretrial detainees. Customarily, this Court does not involve itself with those matters, as the

Marshals Service is in the best position to make determinations as to when a particular detainee

should be transported. This case does not present any reason to depart from that practice. The

Motion [302] is DENIED.

        By separate Motion [303], Davis requests that his trial be severed from that of Greg Wells,

one of his co-defendants. Wells has now indicated his intent to plead guilty and is scheduled to
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enter a guilty plea on Monday, August 24, 2026. See [313]. Davis’ request on this point is therefore

moot. The Motion [303] is DENIED.

          The Court will take up the remaining Motions, which concern evidentiary matters, in due

course.

          SO ORDERED, this the 21st day of August, 2026

                                              /s/ Sharion Aycock
                                              SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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