Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney files a notice of intent to appeal his release two weeks after his arrest

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney plans to appeal his release from prison. This is according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE on Monday, September 30.

Alexandra Shapiro, who is part of Combs’ legal team, filed a notice of intent Monday to seek his release after he was denied bail twice. The actual appeal brief will be filed soon, a source close to Combs tells PEOPLE.

Combs is building his “dream legal defense team” by hiring trial attorney Anthony Ricco and appellate attorney Shapiro, the source adds.

The disgraced music mogul, 54, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16, at 8:25 p.m. His 14-page indictment was unsealed the next day and detailed the allegations against Combs.

He is allegedly accused of several “freak-offs,” which prosecutors described as “elaborate and staged sex acts” and allegedly coerced others into participating. He is also said to have drugged and sexually abused his victims.

On September 18, the same day the complaint was filed, Combs was denied bail for the second time. He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky, who initially denied Combs’ bail on Tuesday, Sept. 17, cited his alleged “substance abuse and apparent anger issues.”

She added, “I don’t know if you can trust yourself” not to harm others.

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Meanwhile, Combs is no longer under suicide watch, sources told PEOPLE on Sunday, September 29. According to a source, his family has visited him while he is in prison awaiting trial.

“He is focused and very strong,” an attorney for Combs told PEOPLE. “He is focused on his defense and preparing for his trial.”

Sources previously told PEOPLE that Combs was on suicide watch for preventive measures, noting that he was in shock. His mental state was also unclear. It was not known whether he was suicidal or how long he had been under suicide watch at the time.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections, Suicide Watch is the “monitoring effort for suicidal inmates that requires frequent observation.”

Combs’ next court date is early October.

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