Christopher Ahn, an ex-marine accused of involvement in a February break-in at the DPRK embassy in Madrid, is likely to attempt to flee justice and will be held in captivity pending further proceedings into his potential extradition to Spain, a U.S. court ruled on Tuesday.

In documents dated April 19 but released today by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. government argued that Christopher Ahn, who was arrested last week, represented a “flight risk” and should be detained “without bond.”

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth for the Central District of California on Tuesday agreed to the motion.

Thursday’s arrests