A hearing is underway for Capitol defendant 49-year-old Matthew Council, one of the few cases in which a defendant was arrested on the scene on Jan. 6. Pretrial services says he was arrested again in June. Government wants him banned from using alcohol. 
Matthew Council was held in a psychiatric facility for stabilization, per his attorney, who says Council is on Social Security disability because of his mental health needs.
Matthew Council flew up to D.C. with a family member yesterday for this in-person hearing, and apparently ran into some trouble and had to deplane. Lawyer said she believes it had to do with Jan. 6 defendants being flagged by the TSA.
Judge Trever McFadden is telling Matthew Council that there are a lot of federal defendants who have to wait out their case behind bars. Makes sure he knows this is serious. He can’t drink alcohol, he’ll be on GPS monitoring.
This was interesting: Judge McFadden also asked the federal prosecutor whether Jan. 6 defendants were on no-fly list. She said she didn’t have personal knowledge. Judge McFadden says that could be an issue for defendants getting to court, asks her to flag it for her supervisors.
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