Fed judge: Zip tie guy and mom must remain in custody

[Tanuki]

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2021/02/17/judge-capitol-riot-suspects-zip-tie-guy-mom-must-stay-custody/6791914002/?utm_source=tennessean-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_thumb

"In a blistering opinion Wednesday, a federal judge said a Nashville man and his mother, charged in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, must stay in custody because their release on bail would threaten national security.
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Investigators identified Munchel, 30, and Eisenhart, 56, in video footage from the riot. Munchel was seen inside the Capitol carrying plastic handcuffs, wearing a tactical vest, with a taser holstered on his right hip and an iPhone strapped to his chest, facing outward.
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A Nashville-based magistrate judge initially said the pair should be released while they awaited trial, but that order was delayed until a hearing could take place in Washington, D.C. The pair was subsequently taken there for arraignment.

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington D.C. officially reversed the magistrate judge's decision, saying that because Munchel and Eisenhart remained dedicated to their cause, they might act against the federal government again if they were allowed out of custody.

Lamberth's opinion quoted George Washington's farewell address and argued efforts to disrupt Congress and the peaceful transfer of power "threatens the republic itself." The judge dismissed the defense's claims that Munchel and Eisenhart were peaceful protesters as "detached from reality."....(more at link)

[gademocrat7]

1. Hope they remain in jail.

Domestic terrorists are a threat to our democracy.

[mobeau69]

2. Good.

[Vinca]

3. The family that plays together stays together.

[3Hotdogs]

7. --- on to jail... In this case, I really support their slogan,

"Where we go one, we go all."

[MyOwnPeace]

4. You GO, Judge!!!

I really don't understand why ANY of the insurrectionists are being allowed to be released - and how in the name of justice is Rittenhouse allowed to walk out the front door pending a trial for killing 2?

[ProfessorGAC]

6. COVID

I think many judges are altering these decisions over pandemic concerns.
Around here, any nonviolent crime, even for multiple time offenders is granted bond to keep county jail population low.
Might be similar in many jurisdictions.

[Squinch]

5. YES!

[dameatball]

8. So Mom wants to be a martyr rather than "live under oppression." Ye Gods! Are there more at home??

Article is from a Nashville paper. Not sure where these folks are from, but certainly TN would not be surprising.

[Cosmocat]

11. How many of these mom and son acts have we seen since Kenosha?

THAT is how toxic "conservatism" is, even over rides the "mother" gene.

[dameatball]

12. Yeah, it's disturbing.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Which kind of implies authorities know a lot more about what the defendants know

than the public knows about the case.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. Detached from reality, that's the truth about all those twisted cultists.

[Mr. Evil]

13. You beat me to it!

That's the only thing the defense has going for them.

[rpannier]

14. People that are detached from reality are the most dangerous

[Pepsidog]

15. You play with fire you get burnt. Assholes should rot in prison.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. Good

[Evolve Dammit]

17. They weren't there to protest. They were there to take prisoners and...? Mommy made me?

[Thrill]

18. What an assclown. Recorded himself breaking federal law

Jeesh

[AverageOldGuy]

19. Should have listened . . . .

Don't turn your feet down no dead-end street.

[Botany]

20. Fine leave 'em in jail

"peaceful protesters"



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[twodogsbarking]

21. Zip Tie Guy

and Trash Bag Mom.