Spy Suspect Held Without Bail
A former Army sergeant accused of breaching U.S. and NATO security by videotaping military secrets for delivery to Eastern European countries was ordered held without bond Tuesday, pending trial on espionage charges.
Roderick James Ramsay, 28, who was an assistant documents custodian for the 8th Infantry Division in West Germany, said nothing during the five-minute detention hearing.
“Based on the information and testimony presented last Friday, there is probable cause to hold the defendant . . . . I order that he be detained until his trial,” U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Jenkins said.
During a hearing Friday, FBI Agent Joe Navarro testified that Ramsay had acknowledged videotaping sensitive documents in 1985 for Clyde Lee Conrad, a retired sergeant who was convicted of treason last week in a West German court.
Ramsay’s trial has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
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