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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

29 Sep

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1441471643340009472

Hello from Judge James Boasberg’s virtual courtroom, where back-to-back sentencings are starting soon for Jan. 6 defendants Derek Jancart and Erik Rau. The government is seeking 4 mos in prison for both; the defendants will be arguing for probation

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1441471643340009472

These are the first sentencings where the govt is arguing for prison for defendants who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and weren’t already in jail on pretrial detention (recall Michael Curzio and Karl Dresch pleaded to misdemeanors and received sentences for time served)

Jancart is going first for sentencing. AUSA Leslie Goemaat begins by stressing all participants on Jan. 6 were collectively responsible: "There is no riot without rioters." She argues he demonstrated lack of remorse and celebrated what happened

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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

29 Sep

We received another set of Jan. 6 videos, this time from the case of Dominic Pezzola, charged in one of the Proud Boys conspiracy cases. Pezzola is charged, among other things, with using a stolen police riot shield to break into the Capitol s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2069…

Video #1 captures the moment when prosecutors say Pezzola took the shield during a clash between police and rioters — starting at around :28, follow the shield near the right edge of the screen

Video #2, prosecutors say shows Pezzola (ID'd as the man in sunglasses) carrying the shield.

A voice off screen: "You just stole a riot shield?"
"Yeah" (not 100% clear who says that, seems like the person w/ face covering)
"Wow"

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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

28 Sep

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1442521307887902720

Hello from Judge Emmet Sullivan's virtual courtroom, where back-to-back plea hearings are set to begin soon for Jan. 6 defendants Dawn Bancroft and Diana Santos-Smith. See below for more on them:

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1442521307887902720

While we wait for the Bancroft hearing, closing an earlier loop: Like her friend Jennifer Parks, who pleaded this a.m., Esther Schwemmer pleaded guilty this afternoon to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, sentencing set for Dec. 21

Okay we're on the line now for Dawn Bancroft's plea hearing, she's pleading guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol — the same class B misdemeanor we've seen in most Jan. 6 cases so far, max sentence of 6 mos in prison

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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

27 Sep

Hello from Judge Amit Mehta's virtual courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to start for Jan. 6 defs Zachary and Kelsey Wilson. Tipster provided FB post, couple initially denied going inside, then he admitted it, and then the feds ID'd her inside too s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2104…

Zachary Wilson is going first, he's pleading guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol — the same class B misdemeanor we've seen in most Jan. 6 plea deals so far. Max sentence of 6 mos in prison

Kelsey Wilson is up next, she's pleading guilty to the same misdemeanor count as her husband for parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol (class B misdemeanor, max sentence 6 mos in prison)

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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

27 Sep

Hello from Judge James Boasberg's virtual courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to start for Jan. 6 def Gary Edwards. Tipster reported Edwards' wife had posted about him going into the Capitol, and feds then used a pic from her account to ID him s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2069…

Edwards is pleading guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, the same class B misdemeanor we've seen in most Jan. 6 plea deals so far. Carries a max sentence of 6 mos in prison

The judge asks Edwards to confirm the conduct described in his plea docs.

"I entered the building, sir, I'm guilty," Edwards replies.

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Zoe Tillman

@ZoeTillman

24 Sep

We received another set of Jan. 6 videos last night, in the case of Ronald McAbee — the govt submitted these in arguing to keep McAbee, charged with assaulting multiple cops, in jail pending trial. Judge hasn't ruled yet.

A warning that these are graphic. Video #1:

These police body camera videos show different angles on a violent confrontation just outside the Capitol — McAbee is one of a group of defendants charged jointly with assaulting cops here, using an array of weapons: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2104…

Video #2: