Judge to decide today on Danton's status

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- St. Louis Blues forward Mike Danton was "too cowardly" to kill his agent himself, instead enlisting the help of a teenage fan and lover before the scheme unraveled, a prosecutor alleges.
In a sharply worded brief seeking to keep Danton behind bars, Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Clark also expressed concern that Danton, if freed, could continue seeking to have agent David Frost killed.
"His attempts to have Frost murdered on prior occasions evidence an ebb and flow of desire," Clark wrote. "If he is released, it is possible that he will again attempt to have Frost murdered, apparently depending on how his relationship with Frost fares in the future."
A federal judge could decide during a hearing today whether Danton gets released on bond pending trial. Danton has been jailed since his arrest April 16.
Clark called Danton's flight risk "substantial," saying the athlete presumably has the cash to easily slip into his native Canada.