Judge blocks release of alleged "zip tie guy" from Capitol riot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Nashville — A federal judge on Sunday blocked the release of a Tennessee man authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for the District of Columbia also ordered that he be brought to Washington for further proceedings.

Howell set aside an order issued Friday by a judge in Tennessee concerning the release of Eric Munchel, of Nashville, that cleared the way for Munchel's release as early as Monday. Howell stayed the lower court's order pending a review.

Two rioters were spotted carrying zip ties during the havoc in the Capitol. Munchel has been dubbed "the zip tie guy" on social media.

After testimony at a detention hearing Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley for the Middle District of Tennessee determined that Munchel wasn't a flight risk and didn't pose harm to the public.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-munchel-zip-tie-guy-release-blocked-federal-judge/

[SheltieLover]

1. Ty, Your Honor!

[mopinko]

2. they're handcuffs. i wish they'd stop calling them zipties.

ok, fine, call him zip tie guy. but dont call them that in the body of the story. they're handcuffs, ffs.