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Case: 26-30433 Document: 49-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/03/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals ____________ Fifth Circuit FILED No. 26-30433 November 3, 2026 ____________ Thomas B. Plunkett, III Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Lucien Augustine, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:24-CR-254-1 ______________________________ Before Jones, Graves, and Higginson, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Lucien Augustine appeals the district court’s order of detention pending his trial for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Augustine contends that the district court erred by not permitting him to call a witness at the detention hearing and, further, that the evidence as a whole fails to support the court’s detention order. _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 26-30433 Document: 49-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/03/2026 No. 26-30433 In light of the record before the district court, which contains evidence of Augustine’s considerable involvement in methamphetamine trafficking, his frequent cross-country travels, and his nearly 18-month absence from Louisiana following the indictment, we conclude that the district court’s factual findings are not clearly erroneous and that its detention order is adequately supported by the proceedings before it. See United States v. Rueben, 974 F.2d 580, 586 (5th Cir. 1992); United States v. Aron, 904 F.2d 221, 223 (5th Cir. 1990); see generally 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Moreover, any error by the district court in accepting the statement of a pretrial services officer without permitting her to testify was harmless. See United States v. Akpan, 407 F.3d 360, 377 (5th Cir. 2005). The judgment is AFFIRMED. 2