Judge rejects request for release from jail from US Capitol riot defendant Karl Dresch
Even though judge acknowledged, the feds haven't provided evidence Dresch was violent or destroyed property Jan 6.
So why did judge hold him in jail? ==> (thread)
Judge's order says Dresch has made clear "Trump's the only big shot I trust right now"
!! Then judge specifies risk of future action by Dresch, because of Trump's new blog, false accusations and the reality that Trump seems to be Dresch's "singular source of information" !!
Dresch is also accused of sending chilling messages after the riot, celebrating the mayhem.... and warning of "snitches"
"It was grand... best day ever"
"F**heads up there are mass snitching me to feds"
And before the Insurrection, Dresch is accused of posting "No excuses! No retreat! No surrender! Take the streets! Take back our country. 1/6/21=7/4/1776"
Judge cited these messages in order to hold Dresch in jail until trial
Judge also cites allegations Dresch bragged about the Insurrection, specified that it was *NOT* Antifa and then allegedly said "Mike Pence gave our country to the communist hordes"
In a search of Dresch's northern Michigan home, investigators say they found weaponry, a Russian rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammo ........ and an Atlanta Braves backpack
Unclear if he meant it literally, but feds allege Dresch bragged of having a beer on the "front porch" at Capitol on Jan 6
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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
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
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
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)
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."