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Citing health concerns, reggae star Buju Banton's attorney wants his client moved from the Pinellas County Jail where he has been held since December.
Attorney David Markus filed the motion Monday. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday.
Banton has lost 40 pounds and was not given a diet in accordance with his religious views, according to the motion. The 36-year-old, Jamaican-born singer is a Rastafarian, a religion that places importance on a vegetable- and fruit-based diet.
The Grammy-nominated artist is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, accused of participating with two associates in a deal to buy cocaine from undercover federal agents in Sarasota.
If moved, Banton, who is here on an entertainer's visa, would likely go to a federal immigration detention facility hours away.
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