A Canadian Hells Angel in federal custody at the Spokane County Jail had his cash bail requirement drastically reduced Thursday in U.S. District Court.

Brian L. Hall, 43, will be allowed out of custody if he posts $100,00 cash bond and a $300,000 surety bond, not $400,000 cash as previously ordered. Magistrate Cynthia Imbrogno approved Hall's request today.

Federal prosecutors, who appealed Imbrogno's original decision to grant Hall bond, didn't directly object to the request but said the change "turns the case bond amount in to a bail facilitation conditions, rather than an appearance assurance condition," according to court documents.

Hall faces drug and money laundering charges for alleged crimes in 2003 and 2004. He fought extradition from Canada for nearly two years before arriving in Spokane in May.

Imbrogno cited Hall’s lack of criminal history and his strong family support when granting bond; Judge Fremming Nielsen later upheld her decision.

In a motion filed June 30, Hall's lawyer, Todd Maybrown of Seattle, said Hall and his fiancee, Kristina Kieler, got $100,000 cash from a home equity loan and have obtained a $200,000 surety bond from Lacey O'Malley Bail bonds in Seattle  based on property a friend of Hall's owns on Vancouver Island. The motion also says Kieler tried visiting Hall June 29 but was detained at the border "and interrogated for more than four hours."

"The officers demanded to know how Mr. Hall would be able to post the bail that had been set by this Court," according to the motion.

Past coverage:

June 9: Judge upholds Hells Angel's release

June 2: Feds fight to keep Hells Angel in custody

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