Add The California Post on Google Daejon Love won’t be pretending to catch NFL passes in public again anytime soon.
The 35-year-old who was arrested in Boise on Aug. 24 for impersonating a San Francisco 49ers player in order to swindle cash from women was ordered by a judge in Idaho late last week to remain in police custody until further notice, a spokesperson for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho told The Post on Monday.
At the proceedings, which were scheduled in part to provide a road map for how Love will face two federal wire fraud charges in Oregon over his alleged NFL imposter scam, it was revealed that Love will be required to be detained pending his transfer to The Beaver State.
Prosecutors argued in a motion for detention that the move was necessary because Love was a “serious risk of flight.”
“The Defendant is a fraudster, who uses multiple names, multiple vehicles, and travels through many states to meet and con his victims,” prosecutors said in the filing. “He uses multiple phones, and has no known residence. He has obtained significant proceeds from his crimes. Given this, the Defendant has the ability to flee, which includes failing to appear in Oregon to face the charges.”
After listening to the argument, a judge granted the motion, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho rep said.
An official at the Ada County Jail in Boise confirmed with The Post Love is now being held in a cell at their facility. A spokesperson for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon added that Love’s next court date won’t be determined until he’s transferred to Oregon, which she said could take a while.
As for his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, the 18-year-old is on release pending trial with an initial appearance in Oregon set for Sept. 10, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon rep said.
Love is accused of lying about his job and his wealth to trick at least 26 women into giving him money. He allegedly used Chan to gain his victims’ trust by pretending the teen was his financial advisor.
Both men are facing one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud.
