"DEFENDANT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE THAT DAY"
US Justice Dept asks court to hold Jan 6 defendant Stephen Randolph of Kentucky in jail, pending trial
** Hearing scheduled for June 11. Check out the argument from federal prosecutors (thread) **
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Prosecutors allege "Unlike many of those who
engaged in violence... (Randolph} did not stop at one act, but followed up his first assault with a second assault on law enforcement"
They say he first knocked over a barricade and an officer...
Then, more....
Next, feds say Stephen Randolph grabbed an officer by the neck
And they say he played a "leadership role", being among the first to engage in violence on Jan 6
Three months later, before his arrest, law enforcement sent undercover agents to check out Randolph.
They allege he "bragged" out his conduct on Jan 6
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Feds say undercover agents visited Randolph at his job in April and got him talking.
They allege he told agents "I was in it".. "It was f***ing fun"
And more...
Feds allege Randolph spoke of watching a female police officer have her bounce off a handrail by the stairs
*** And check out this argument by prosecutors for keeping Randolph in jail:
"Because the same lies continue to be touted by the same people who defendant believed prior to January 6"
Randolph argues for release from jail, citing history of family tragedy, stable girlfriend, and says he’s not a flight risk. He's pleaded NOT GUILTY
Lawyer says: “Mr. Randolph was never political or civically engaged prior to the 2016 Presidential election. The candidacy of Donald Trump engaged him, and for the first time in his life he voted in an election”
Judge will decide at hearing June 11
We'll be covering it
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