An arraignment hearing for a West first responder indicted on a federal firearm charge has been postponed indefinitely.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office said about an hour before Bryce Reed’s 2 p.m. arraignment hearing was set to begin that the hearing had been canceled and that, by an agreement between the defense and prosecution, Reed deferred his right to a detention hearing to a later date.
Reed is waiving arraignment and will enter a plea of not guilty.
Reed became well-known after the explosion for his moving remarks at a memorial for first responders.
But officials said Reed was "let go" from the West EMS team two days after the blast, and others have questioned his past.
A grand jury indicted Bryce Ashley Reed for possession of an unregistered firearm on Tuesday. Reed was originally charged with possessing materials needed to make a pipe bomb.
Reed was among emergency crews that responded to a massive fire and explosion last month in the small town of West, which left at least 14 people dead and injured hundreds.
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Authorities have not accused Reed of wrongdoing in the April 17 explosion.
Reed remains in federal custody and is being held without bond.
