Court appearance in one hour in Jan 6 case of former Trump Administration appointee Federico Klein
This is a higher-level case. Standby
Arraignment is underway for Klein & several co-defendants for charges in superseding indictment. One by one, defendants are entering NOT GUILTY pleas to multiple assault charges, obstruction
Prosecutor has already voiced concern about Klein's adherence to release conditions
Klein's defense lawyer is arguing to court that Klein has been denied permission to go for jogs, run errands or go to activities at church (deemed "social activities") during his release pending trial
Klein is accused of violating some pretrial release conditions/instructions
A court pretrial service officer says the former Trump appointee consumed alcohol at his mother's residence earlier this year.. "which prevented him from abiding by his set curfew"
Judge: "If it comes to sentencing in this case..... you're starting off behind the eight-ball with me"
Judge says he'd take Klein's pretrial release conduct into consideration
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STANDBY: Plea agreement hearing in Jan 6 case of Domenick Madden... a New York sanitation worker who was allegedly out on sick leave when he was on Capitol grounds on Jan 6
This will be another unlawful parading/picketing guilty plea
Awaiting case to resume.. from brief interruption.
Madden: "I was in the United States of the Capitol.. I was there"
STANDBY: Court appearance begins momentarily in the case of Floyd Roseberry, who's charged in the bomb threat incident that shuttered Capitol Hill and triggered evacuations on August 19
Roseberry is being held in the DC jail. He faces federal felonies. Prior hearing was delayed after he expressed concern about not having access to his “mind meds”
Defense says medication issue has been rectified. They want 45 days to review discovery/evidence. Defense say they’ll then decide whether to seek trial or “resolution” (plea). And Roseberry expects to seek release from pretrial detention at later date
US Capitol Police: "We are investigating a suspicious vehicle in front of the Supreme Court along First Street, NE. Please stay away from the area. We will provide more information as soon as we can."
Capitol Police, “One of our teams just moved in and extracted the man from the SUV. The man is in custody. Everyone is safe.”
STANDBY: Sentencing begins momentarily in misdemeanor Jan 6 case of Matthew Mazzocco of Texas
Feds accused him of posting "The capital is ours!" on social media
In other misdemeanor sentencings last week, multiple defendants argued they were "caught up in the moment."
Mazzocco pleaded guilty to "unlawful picketing"
Feds seek 3 months home confinement. They credit early guilty plea. They flag his decision to take a selfie amid the mayhem. And they argue he knew there was "potential for violence" on Jan 6
Federal prosecutor tells judge: "Any case associated with the January 6th riot... incarceration is appropriate"
"No rioter acted in a vacuum"
She says probation "undervalues" what happened Jan 6. Probation can't be "norm"
Feds are recommending *home detention* in this case
When you map the hometowns of defendants in the US Capitol attack, there's a big fat circle over Central & Western New York. And those New Yorkers are involved in the higher-level cases
(QUICK THREAD)
Thomas Sibick of Buffalo-area is accused of assaulting DC Police Officer Michael Fanone.. and stealing his radio & badge (and of burying the badge in his backyard in NY)
He's pleaded not guilty and a judge on Friday rejected Sibick's request for release from DC jail
Maryann & Rafael Rondon of Watertown were charged in Syracuse federal court. They're accused of helping someone in mob take a laptop computer from Nancy Pelosi's office suite.... and of stealing escape hoods from US Senate. Rondon also faces charge for shotgun in his home
ALERT: Court unseals Jan 6 case against Rafael and Maryann Rondon (mother and son) of Syracuse, NY
In charging documents, feds allege Rondon witnessed (and assisted) in theft of laptop computer from Speaker Nancy Pelosi office suite
* Syracuse-area. Arrest was in Syracuse
Defendants are from Watertown, NY per FBI statement (north on I-81)
Signed,
Syracuse Univ. alum
Per charging documents...... about the laptop computer, Maryann Rondon "admitted to providing gloves to a male individual to facilitate the theft of a government laptop from the conference room" in Pelosi suite