Keith Wesley Edwards v. United States Attorney General

BACKGROUND

On December 7, 2022, an indictment was filed against Petitioner in the Western District of Oklahoma for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). See United States v. Edwards, No. 22-519 (W. Okla.) (“Edwards”), Dkt. 1. Petitioner’s jury trial is tentatively set for the May 2024 trial docket. See id., Dkt. 42. At some point, Petitioner was housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California. See Find an Inmate, https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/index.jsp (search for “37083- 510”). On April 5, 2024, Petitioner appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Suzanne Mitchell in Oklahoma, who ordered Petitioner detained pending trial. See Edwards, Dkts. 54, 56. Petitioner’s current address is the Grady County Law Enforcement Center in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Initially, Petitioner filed three documents in this case: “Petition for Injunctive Relief;” “Notice,” which 1s his habeas petition; and “Request for Undefined Term to be Defined.” See Dkts. 1, 4, 5.' Liberally construed, Petitioner argues that § 922(g) is unconstitutional both facially and as applied to him, and requests that he be released to his home…