Order

On January 18, 2001, Timothy Jenkins (“the defendant”) appeared before this court and pled guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(u) and 924(i)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.  Specifically, the defendant pled guilty to aiding and abetting the theft of five handguns from a federally licensed dealer.  After accepting the defendant’s guilty plea, the court denied the defendant release on bail pending sentencing.  The court found that aiding and abetting the theft of firearms from a federally licensed dealer is a crime of violence for the purpose of determining eligibility for release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143.  The court writes now to explain its decision.