Douglas Jensen, charged with chasing Officer Eugene Goodman inside the Capitol on 1/6 and possessing a knife, is arguing to be released from pretrial detention: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2079…
Recall Jensen didn't fight jail when this came up a few months ago: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Jensen's lawyer argues:
- notwithstanding weapons charges + accusation of chasing after Goodman, he's not accused of actually touching anyone
- he didn't intend to go to the Capitol and try to stop Congress, but was caught up in QAnon and deceived by Trump
Jensen had been involved in plea talks with the government, per previous updates in his case. Today's motion suggests a deal is still possible ("in the event the parties arrive at a disposition...") but it's up in the air
There's a very noteworthy footnote: Jensen's lawyer writes that if he accepts responsibility (aka a plea deal), his "worse case" estimated sentencing guidelines range is 41-51 months in prison
If a sentencing guidelines range of 41-51 months sounds familiar, it's because that's the estimated range for Jon Schaffer, the 1st Jan. 6 defendant to plead guilty: buzzfeednews.com/article/kenben…
Schaffer, like Jensen, was charged with weapon-related counts assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2062…
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