section_path: Legal issues/Arrest and trial
section_name: Arrest and trial
paragraph_text: Arrest and trial
  
  Combs was arrested and indicted in the Southern District of New York on September 16, 2024, on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution. He is held in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. During a court appearance on October 10, 2024, Judge Arun Subramanian set Combs's trial start date as May 5, 2025. On November 27, 2024, a judge denied bail for a third time. On April 18, 2025, a request by Combs' lawyers to postpone the trial for two months was denied. The trial began on May 5, 2025, with jury selection, while opening statements and witness testimony began on May 12.
  
  Combs was arrested and indicted in the Southern District of New York on September 16, 2024, on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution. He is held in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. During a court appearance on October 10, 2024, Judge Arun Subramanian set Combs's trial start date as May 5, 2025. On November 27, 2024, a judge denied bail for a third time. On April 18, 2025, a request by Combs' lawyers to postpone the trial for two months was denied. The trial began on May 5, 2025, with jury selection, while opening statements and witness testimony began on May 12.