By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

The prime suspect in the murder of missing Maryland woman Robyn Gardner was back in an Aruban court on Friday in a detention hearing where the judge denied his request for release, Breaking Celebrity News has exclusively learned.

"The prosecution requested a 30-day extension from the judge, which was granted, " Gary Giordano's Aruban defense attorney Chris Lejuez told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview immediately after the decision was made.

"We requested a suspicion of detention, which he denied," he went on to reveal.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Giordano added the high profile lawyer to his defense team earlier this month when Lejuez took over the reins from Michael Lopez.

The 50-year old businessman has been held in an Aruban jail since August 5, three days after 35-year-old Robyn Gardner went missing. He stands by his story that she was swept away while the couple was snorkeling.

Aruban-based Lejuez is best known for successfully defending two security guards who were suspected in the 2005 disappearance of a teenager on the Caribbean Island, they were both eventually released.

Despite the ruling going in the prosecution's favor on Friday, Lejuez exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News he was not surprised by it in the least.

"It went well, that is exactly what I expected considering the fact that the investigation is not finished yet," he explained. "They (the prosecution) didn’t mention any new leads but are still investigating handwriting, cell phones and c