In the govt's latest brief seeking to keep Capitol riot def. Ronald Sandlin behind bars, they included a cache of texts he recently sent to family and another Jan. 6 defendant (inmates can pay for access to a tablet, which the jail can monitor) assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2061… 
The govt argues some of these messages contradict Sandlin's expression of remorse at his April 6 detention hearing — a week before, he'd messaged his mom re: other jailed Jan. 6 defendants: "proud to call them my friends we stood up for what we believed in and sacrificed"
Sandlin had been messaging before/after the 4/6 hearing with Capitol riot def. Nick Alvear, who was granted release a few weeks earlier over the govt's objection. On 4/8 Sandlin wrote him: "i m writing a book and screenplay let's work together on making this a big movie and book"
Update: The judge has ordered Ronald Sandlin to stay in jail pending trial. In finding that Sandlin posed a danger going forward, she focused on a video Sandlin + others recorded at a restaurant shortly before going to Capitol saying things like, "freedom is paid for with blood"
As for what's next: Sandlin's lawyer said they haven't gotten a plea offer yet from the govt and are waiting on that, plus discovery; AUSA confirmed they hadn't gotten authority to extend an offer just yet for Sandlin (they have for others) but expected that to happen soon
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