Court appearance for Floyd Roseberry, the North Carolina man accused of causing the bomb threat and shuttering on Capitol Hill on Aug 19. Roseberry is appearing virtually from the DC jail, where he's been held for weeks
Roseberry had previously told judge he wasn't getting proper medication
Judge says medication regimen in updated... stabilized Roseberry.. and expert deems Roseberry is competent to proceed
Roseberry tells judge "I feel good"
Roseberry's federal public defender says he has no concerns with proceeding with Roseberry's case now
Roseberry will be arraigned
Reminder -- because it's been more than a month -- Roseberry is accused of incident that forced evacuation of multiple buildings on Capitol Hill, forced massive police response and negotiations
Roseberry pleads NOT GUILTY to federal charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction
Roseberry is scheduled to return to court in October. He's being held in the Central Detention Facility of the DC jail.
(same facility in which Jan 6 defendants are being held)
Roseberry will NOT challenge his pretrial detention today... but his federal defender says a "release proposal" is being worked up.... indicating future challenge is likely at or before October 8 hearing
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ALERT: House Select Jan 6 Committee issues subpoenas to Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon, two other Trump Admin officials january6th.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Committee says it’s issued a “round of subpoenas for documents and testimony to four individuals with close ties to the former President who were working in or had communications with the White House on or in the days leading up to the January 6th insurrection.”
Committee (more): “Stephen Bannon reportedly communicated with former President Trump on December 30th, 2020, urging him to focus his efforts on January 6th.”
Court appearance in Jan 6 case of two former local Virginia police officers Thomas Robertson & Jacob Fracker
Robertson is in pretrial detention after alleged purchase of 34 guns post-arrest. There's been talk of possible deals at prior hearings
Standby...
Prosecutor tells judge it is appropriate to set trial dates after beginning of 2022.... if court is waiting for completion of database of Jan 6 discovery/exhibits for attorneys to access
Judge is concerned about length of Thomas Robertson's pretrial detention, awaiting trial --- underscoring that Robertson is not charged with crime of violence on Jan 6
Obstruction of official proceeding is lead charge, judge says
Hearing resumes against accused Jan 6 conspirator Domenic Pezzola of NY, who is seeking to get released from DC jail pending trial
Pezzola has argued he has trouble accessing evidence in case, his defense lawyer .. and he argues DC jail lacks in hygiene
Pezzola's wife is in courtroom and, per attorneys, willing to be custodian for Pezzola if released.
Pezzola's defense is articulating what other lawyers for jailed Jan 6 defendants have been saying .... that it's difficult to share evidence/exhibits in case with the inmates. And difficult to communicate with inmates
They're making an emphatic complaint about the DC jail
NEW: Federal prosecutors recommend *two months home confinement* in Jan 6 case of Danielle Doyle of Oklahoma, who has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor count
Doyle was accused of entering through broken Capitol window, remaining inside for 24 minutes, yelling at police
Doyle worked for a pro sports team in Oklahoma City. Per sentencing memo from feds, she sent a text on Jan 25 to a third person in which she wrote, "“I literally can’t do anymore Q s****"
About misdemeanor cases from Jan 6, the feds say this in their sentencing memo, "A probationary sentence should not necessarily become the default" .. citing home detention as a tougher proposed sentence
NEW: Defense attorney is arguing for release of Jan 6 defendant Edward Lang from pretrial detention
Lang has pleaded NOT GUILTY, accused of repeatedly kicking police, using bat against police, "taking glee and pride" in violence
His lawyer argues Lang can't fully participate in his own defense due to restrictions in DC jail. "Each time discovery is disclosed to us, there'll be a delay in getting it to him"
Defense argues Lang was "trying to stop the chaos" .... "This is about him jumping into a chaotic situation and doing what he can...."