Judge has ordered US Capitol Insurrection defendant Dan Caldwell of Texas held in jail, until trial.
Trust me, his case is worth a closer look..
First of all.. this photo. (Feds say that's Caldwell attacking several officers w/ chemical spray)
Prosecutors say this photo shows Caldwell - a former US Marine - using a Baofeng radio. (amateur, special channel radio)
They say it's evidence he was "coordinating" during the attack
FBI agents say a witness in their investigation called Caldwell a 'complete wacko" and a "white supremacist"
About the supremacist allegation. The ex-wife of the accused Insurrectionist was asked by prosecutors whether Caldwell ever made "racial comments"
And..... court docs say she **paused** before answering...
The feds say US Capitol riot defendant Daniel Caldwell has a history of violence and isn't safe to release.
They cite a domestic violence incident, in which he's accused of slamming his wife into a table and yanking the phone from the wall, when she tried to call 9-1-1
Oh... and prosecutors say Caldwell grew violent during a DUI stop in 2013.
They say when officers tried to draw blood, Caldwell needed to be restrained and taken to hospital for the test
At the hospital, feds say Caldwell fought so hard he *broke* the hospital bed
For what it's worth... while searching his home, agents say Caldwell's ex-wife confirmed it was him in the images from the Capitol grounds on Jan 6
As a coda to all this. And to the 26-page ruling from the DC federal judge ordering Caldwell remain jailed..... the judge cites this moment from January 6.
NEW: Trump defense asks judge to reject Jack Smith request in Florida case that Trump be restricted from statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” & deceptive claims about agents
And Trump seeks sanctions against Smith team
MORE: Trump's team claims Jack Smith's request amounts to "censorship" and is "unprecedented"
Trump team also references the gag orders put in place in New York and DC cases
"The Motion also treads new—extremely problematic— ground as a requested prior restraint that is different in kind from the unconstitutional gag orders that prosecutors have sought in New York and Washington, D.C."
Justice Dept to seek 9 years prison in Jan 6 case of Mark Middleton & 7 years for Jalise Middleton
The feds' 55-page sentencing memo begins:
"Ass whoopin’ comin’” – Jalise Middleton, January 5, 2021"
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Justice Dept: "Each defendant assaulted two officers from (DC police) who were defending the Capitol. Mark Middleton assaulted one of the officers with a flagpole"
They allege the pair raised money & sought fame from case, lied under oath & "bragged" of their breach at Capitol
Feds say the pair were on frontlines & that Jalise pulled an officer "by his arm over the barricades and towards the mob of rioters.. In her assaultive efforts, she was joined by Mark, who also grabbed (the officer’s) left arm and tried to pull him over the barricades"
HOO BOY: Arraignment now in high-level Jan 6 case of John Banuelos of Illinois, who’s accused of firing gun amid mob outside Capitol
And it went off the rails… with Banuelos concluding: “Trump’s going to be back in office in 6 months, I’ve got nothing to worry about”
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Banuelos appeared by video feed from jail in Chicago and blasted his appointed defense lawyers, calling them “public pretenders”, said he isn’t being well-represented. “They’re f***ing” with me, he tells judge
The judge is …. Judge Tanya Chutkan
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Banuelos tells judge Chutkan, “I fear for my life over in DC”… and questions why he’s likely being transferred to DC from the jail cell in Chicago
Chutkan — multiple times — tries to explain that because the crime is alleged to have occurred in DC, Banuelos must come here
FLASH: Paul Pelosi reveals he's still suffering dizziness, headaches, balance problems, nerve pain and walking challenges, more than a year after he was attacked inside his California home. The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed his ongoing health problems in a letter to a federal judge today, at the sentencing of David Depape, who was convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022
Paul Pelosi’s letter also said, “I walk slowly and have difficulty with my balance. Nearly every day I get headaches that become migraines unless quickly addressed. I need to sleep during the day and cannot tolerate bright lights or loud noises for extended periods of time.”
Nancy Pelosi has also submitted a letter to the court ahead of Depape’s sentencing. She said the attack “Filled me with great fear and deep pain. A violent man broke into our home, threatened to kidnap me and – in his own words – made my husband Paul ‘take the punishment’ in my absence with a near-fatal attack with a hammer.”
Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says he was denied a prison visit to Peter Navarro.. and it’s now sparking a review of the US Bureau of Prisons by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee
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GOP-led Judicary Cmte has asked director of Bureau of Prisons to testify at public hearing next month, to question decision to deny recent interview/meeting between Navarro & Rep. Gaetz
Navarro is serving 4-month prison sentence at fed prison in Miami for contempt of Congress
Judiciary Committee GOP wrote, “On May 6, 2024, a member of the Committee informed the House of Representatives that you denied his request to meet with Peter Navarro, who is currently in federal custody. You allegedly denied this request because Dr. Navarro was “too notorious” to meet with a Member of Congress...."
Prosecutors argue Bozell overran police lines, smashed open a Senate window and "After brazenly facilitating the mob’s access to the building, Bozell was in the 1st group of the rioters to enter the Capitol. He joined others in a menacing pursuit of.. (Officer) up a staircase"