ALERT: Judge rules US Capitol riot defendant Lonnie Coffman MUST REMAIN in jail, pending trial

Coffman is the man accused of having 11 Molotov cocktails & weapons in pickup truck on Capitol Hill Jan 6

Judge's order includes series of other alarming accusations (THREAD)
Judge's order says Capitol riot defendant Lonnie Coffman did a drive around DC - including around US Capitol - on December 11, 2020

And attempted to drive to Texas Senator Ted Cruz's home.

Then - feds say - Coffman called the office ...
Ted Cruz staffer told feds Lonnie Coffman seemed 'unbalanced" and "not 100% there" during his call to Cruz office (Senate offices receive so many phone calls, it's notable staffer recalls this call)

"wanting to help w/ election fraud"

Then there's the militia allegations ...
Feds say they found paper in Coffman's wallet which links him to Camp Lonestar in Texas

Coffman was allegedly part of 2014 activity there "where he was armed with a crack barrel 12 gauge shotgun & a 9 mm pistol"

Feds say they then searched his home and found (more thread ...)
(Lonnie Coffman is accused of bringing 11 Molotov cocktails to Capitol Hill Jan 6)

After searching his home, feds allegedly recovered more liquid-filled mason jars with hole-punched lids (matching those found in Coffman's pickup truck on Cap Hill)...& another militia reference
Federal agents allegedly retrieved a list of names from Coffman's home too.

List had Coffman's alleged descriptions of those people... including references to:

An NBC host
A "Radical Dem Senator"
A "GE Obama lapdog" and others
Investigators also allege Coffman had firearm in his possession Jan 6. Judge cites that allegation in order to hold Coffman in jail

So much for the everyone was "unarmed" argument... from some politicians
Coffman has pleaded NOT GUILTY, but will remain incarcerated in the DC Jail

Judge's order says vaccines are working, so COVID-19 risks to Coffman are reduced at jail

So at the jail... in southeast DC, hundreds of miles from his Alabama home.. he will remain

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26 May
ALERT: Judge just ordered CLEVELAND MEREDITH to remain jailed. Meredith arrived late to Jan 6 mob outside Capitol, but feds say he came heavily armed

And allegedly sent "chilling", violent messages en route, including "“I’m gonna run that *** Pelosi over"

And more (Thread) Image
Prosecutors allege Meredith sent this series of violent messages, including some threatening to shoot Nancy Pelosi and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser

And to "burn DC to the **** ground" .... and more =====> Image
Judge's order to keep Cleveland Meredith detained says Meredith also sent messages saying he was gonna collect "traitors heads"

Judge: "These messages are chilling. But defendant’s rumblings did not end once he’d missed the
attack on the Capitol"

Then there's the ammo issue...
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25 May
OOF:

Judge orders Jan 6 defendant Shane Jenkins of Ohio remain in jail. Judge didn't name Trump, but said:

"Political dynamics that gave way to January 6th have not faded"

"Continuing doubts about legitimacy of election could give rise to another protest" Image
Judge adds allegations Jenkins:

"He's not just destroying property, he's trying to break and enter the Capitol"

"Moved to front of line, engaging w/ police officers"
Judge also cites allegations Jenkins was throwing objects (including flagpole) in direction of police. Also the throwing of a desk drawer.

Judge: "I have no idea where Mr. Jenkins found a desk drawer, Did he have one in his bag?"
Read 4 tweets
25 May
THREAD: Brad Bennett of North Carolina has just filed new request to be released from jail

His case is interesting

He's accused of posting on Facebook: “FAIR WARNING. IF THIS ELECTION IS STOLEN FOR BIDEN, PATRIOTS WILL GO TO WAR.”

But there's also what happened *after* Jan 6 Image
Feds allege Bennett went dark as they searched for him.

He was "laying low", advised others he couldn't use phone and didn't surrender for 12 days after agents notified him of arrest warrant, per feds Image
Oh.. and federal agents say Bennett instructed close associates to shift to "TELEGRAM" for encryption and threw a $1000 phone out of the window on the way to the courthouse ImageImage
Read 5 tweets
24 May
THREAD:

Possible plea deal in the works for US Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka of Nebraska, per new court filing

He's accused of being part of effort to take police shield on Jan 6

It's his social media posts that are most striking ....
Feds allege riot defendant Brandon Straka posted the following on TWITTER on Jan 6:

“I’m completely confused. For 6-8 weeks everybody on the right has been saying ‘1776!’ ......
..... " So Congress moves forward. Patriots storm the Capitol – now everybody is virtual signaling
their embarrassment that this happened.”
x “Also- be embarrassed & hide if you need to- but I was there. It was not Antifa at the Capitol."
Read 4 tweets
22 May
THREAD:

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) Image
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 Image
FBI agents say a witness in their investigation called Caldwell a 'complete wacko" and a "white supremacist" Image
Read 8 tweets
21 May
ALERT: Feds post charging documents against another US Capitol riot defendant from Pennsylvania

Leonard Ridge is accused of bragging that he had epic video him fighting riot police .. and saying "AMERICA FIRST B**CH"
Feds say they got search warrant for Ridge's SNAP CHATS and included alleged excerpts in charging docs

"F**ing nuts, I just made history"
"Stormed the capitol for the first time in US history"

And then there's the next excerpt..
Leonard Ridge's alleged SNAPCHATS reference the doors to Sen. Mitch McConnell & Speaker Nancy Pelosi's offices at Capitol on jan 6
Read 5 tweets

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