Bruno Cua, a Capitol insurrection defendant who is currently in jail and has been arguing for pretrial release, has tested positive for COVID-19, per new docket entry. Judge has asked the lawyers for updates on how he could now be safely released 
Per hearing this a.m., a judge will grant pretrial release to Capitol insurrection def. Bruno Cua, over the govt's objection. Cua, 18, recently tested positive for COVID, so he'll stay in jail to wait out the 10-day period recc'd by the CDC, and then be released to his parents
Cua traveled to DC on Jan. 6 with his parents. His mother will be the custodian responsible for ensuring compliance with release conditions and reporting any violations. His parents had expressed regret for believing Trump's voter fraud lie; govt had argued Cua is still a danger
Cua had been very active on Parler leading up to Jan. 6 and in the days after (one Dec. 21 post of note, given today's court action: "I have lost faith in the court systems") — his release conditions include a total social media ban assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2050…
Here's the ruling granting alleged Capitol rioter Bruno Cua pretrial release. The judge wrote that Cua's online posts were "disquieting, to put it mildly" and that he was going home "by the slimmest of margins, guided by the default rule favoring liberty" assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2050…
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