Combs was arrested and indicted in the Southern District of New York on September 16, 2024, on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution.^[215] He is held in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.^[215] During a court appearance on October 10, 2024, Judge Arun Subramanian set Combs’s trial start date as May 5, 2025.^[216] On November 27, 2024, a judge denied bail for a third time. April 18, 2025, a request by Combs’ lawyers to postpone the trial for two months was denied.^[218] The trial began on May 5, 2025, with jury selection,^[219] while opening statements and witness testimony began on May 12.^[220] The prosecution and defense concluded their cases on June 24, 2025.^[221] Closing arguments began on June 26.^[222] On July 2, 2025, after three days of deliberation, the jury found Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, and of sex trafficking charges involving Ventura and a woman referred to as Jane. He was, however, found guilty on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution involving both women and others