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Scott MacFarlane

4 Aug, 10 tweets, 2 min read

Standby: Jan 6 defendant Karl Dresch of Michigan is about to plead guilty. Dresch has been jailed for months (he has felony history and is accused of troubling social media posts)

This will be a misdemeanor guilty plea.. unlawful parading/picketing

He'll be sentenced today!

He will be getting TIME SERVED.

No further prison time.. based on guidelines, judge indicates

KEEP IN MIND:

Dresch was ordered held in jail in prior months - in part - because judge cited Donald Trump as Dresch's sole source of information, and deemed that to be dangerous

Dresch is in-person in DC courthouse and has just told court that he is going to plead guilty

These are things the feds say Dresch posted on social media:

“It's war everywhere if we let this election get stolen"

"NO EXCUSES! NO RETREAT! NO SURRENDER! TAKE
THE STREETS! TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY! 1/6/2021=7/4/1776"

“Mike Pence gave our country to the communist hordes"

A neighbor expressed concern that Dresch was "misled" by Donald Trump

Judge laid down this hammer a few weeks.. expressing worry that Trump was Dresch's sole source of information ====>

Dresch has just formally admitted & acknowledging unlawfully entering Capitol during Electoral College vote count

He's not accused of assault or damage. He's pleading guilty to what's become the "boiler plate" misdemeanor charge of "unlawful parading & picketing"

Dresch will be asked to pay $500 restitution and a $10 fine in addition to his time served in jail.

Defense lawyer says he expects Dresch is released from jail by tonight. And will return home to Michigan

This is not going to sit well with people who think judges and Dept of Justice should be seeking out prison time for EVERYONE involved in Jan 6

This is going into the pot of "lower-level" cases, misdemeanor charge only.

But ......

.....it's striking to see a defendant jailed due to danger/risk a few weeks ago, is now about to be released

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Scott MacFarlane

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6 Aug

OK... small breakthrough here.

US Justice Dept is requesting 2-month prison sentence for one of the (growing number) of Jan 6 defendants who are pleading guilty to the lower-level misdemeanor of "unlawful parading"

Robert Reeder of Maryland

(quick thread)

Justice Dept filing: "A lesser sentence would suggest to the public, in
general, and other rioters, specifically, that criminal acts in support of a political cause are a crime
which will go without serious punishment"

What's distinctive in this case?

Feds included this language in sentencing memo: "Although (Reeder) has pleaded guilty to Parading in the Capitol he appears to be proud of his participation in the attack on the United States Capitol"

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Sgt Gonell tells @NicolleDWallace @MSNBC “Hopefully that will change the conversation. A lot of fellow citizens and some politicians continue to deny (Jan 6)”

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Scott MacFarlane

@MacFarlaneNews

5 Aug

ALERT: Justice Dept asks court to jail Jan 6 defendant Sam Lazar til trial

Feds allege Lazar said, "F** the tyrants. There’s a time for peace and there’s a time for war” .. and used chemical spray on police while wearing tactical gear..& yelled "forward" to hundreds of rioters

Feds also allege Lazar yelled at police thru bullhorn: "Stand the f*** down... get the f*** out of the way, tyrants!”

“Let’s get their guns! Let’s get their
guns!”

Feds also accuse Lazar of saying this on video: "They maced us, those tyrannical pieces of sh**, and we maced them right the f*** back and now they’re taking the building.”

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Scott MacFarlane

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5 Aug

Yet another Jan 6 defendant is pleading guilty to "unlawful picketing" misdemeanor count (this is becoming the boiler plate low-level plea deal)

Boyd Camper of Montana is accused of filming w/ Go-Pro camera while in Capitol

This type of plea deal hasn't yielded prison so far

When asked by judge, Camper acknowledges seeing barricades toppled, knew he wasn't supposed to be there, says he was "caught up in the moment"... "followed the crowd'

When asked... Camper tells judge he had "no objective" when entering Capitol on Jan 6.... again says he was caught up in moment, alleges police were watching mob walk in.. "I just simply walked up to Rotunda"

He's pleading guilty, yet arguing to justify actions

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Scott MacFarlane

@MacFarlaneNews

4 Aug

Starting now: Sentencing in the Jan 6 case of Josh & Jess Bustle of Virginia. Not accused of damage or assault. Feds are gonna recommend "home detention" (slightly more for Jess, citing her social media posts about Pence)

Let's see if judge goes higher and orders any prison

Interesting: Judge just said there shouldn't be a presumption of probation in these Jan 6 misdemeanor cases. Raising the bar for defense lawyers here

Prosecutor: "This is not a minor crime.... The riot was an attack on the legislative seat of the United States.. and transition of power between Administrations"

"People should not assume probation is going to be the default."

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Scott MacFarlane

@MacFarlaneNews

4 Aug

!1 WHOA: DC fed. judge slams Jan 6 defendant Karl Dresch & Donald Trump in sentencing hearing just now

Telling Dresch: "Your vote doesn't count any more than anyone else's. You don't get to cancel them out. Patriotism means loyalty to country... not to single head of state"

Judge is laying into Donald Trump too.. and ongoing lies about the 2020 election

This is same judge who called it a danger to have Donald Trump as "sole source of information"

But it ends up as a misdemeanor case. Dresch pleads guilty to unlawful parading/picketing, sentenced to time served, $10 penalty, $500 restitution

He'll be released from DC jail

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