Court appearance NOW for Matthew Purse of California in Jan 6 case
Feds allege Purse falsely claimed to be a member of media while amid the mob... including with his noteworthy helmet ==>
Prosecutors ask Purse to surrender his passport and subject himself to "location monitoring"
Defense just compared this case to petty offenses (such as trespassing on federal park lands) in seeking to spare Purse from having location monitoring
Justice Dept prosecutor hit back hard... saying this was not a "petty offense"
Prosecutors cite "fake" media credentials allegedly worn by Purse on Jan 6 as additional argument for "location monitoring" of this Jan 6 defendant
Judge orders "location monitoring"
The "petty offense" argument from defense attorney didn't seem to work
I read thousands of federal court filings a year. I see a tonnage of petty offenses in federal courthouses. They typically include: Speeding on federal road, marijuana use on federal grounds, traffic violations on military bases
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Plea agreement hearing begins in 5 minutes in Jan 6 case of Erick Rau
Feds cite surveillance images from inside US Capitol, search warrant for GOOGLE records & alleged call between Rau and US Marshals about another Jan 6 defendant.... to argue Rau was unlawfully inside Capitol
Rau pleads guilty
Rau is pleading guilty to a *misdemeanor* .... DISORDERLY CONDUCT in Capitol Building
Maximum sentence is 6 months in jail and $5,000 fine