Good morning all. At 10:30 a.m. we've got a status hearing for Ryan Samsel. Undoubtedly, the judge will be curious about this latest filing. #CapitolRiot
https://twitter.com/JordanOnRecord/status/1449043508946419721
The hearing has started before Judge Kelly. He says he wanted to meet today "out of concern for [Ryan Samsel's] moment-to-moment health."
Ryan Samsel's attorney, Stanley Woodward, says he is "extremely frustrated" that he isn't able to attend the hearing today.
Samsel isn't at the D.C. Jail. He was transferred to the Northern Neck facility in Warsaw, Virginia, following injuries he suffered in April (the cause of which remains disputed). wusa9.com/article/news/n…
A representative from the U.S. Marshal's Service says this is Ryan Samsel's fourth facility since his arrest. He says Samsel's two attorneys, Stanley Woodward and Robert Jenkins, apparently aren't working together.
Captain Luna, from the Northern Neck facility, says Ryan Samsel was last seen by a jail doctor on Friday. He says Samsel has been refusing his seizure medication: “Basically what he’s been telling our medical department is his attorneys have been telling him to refuse.”
Luna says the only request for medical care Samsel has made is a special diet for his religious beliefs. Unclear what those beliefs are.
U.S. Marshal's Service is saying they've gone "above and beyond" to try to get Samsel's attorneys answers and records, but it's been hampered by the fact that his two attorneys apparently aren't working together (which... odd!).
Woodward is disputing that. He says he and Jenkins work for different firms, but they are working together on the case.
Judge Kelly essentially telling everyone they've got to find a way to work together.
The DOJ says there are two ongoing investigations into Ryan Samsel's injuries, including one at the Northern Neck facility where he has alleged an assault by corrections officers. His defense is saying they aren't getting the records they need.
Judge Kelly says if they meet again and Samsel's attorneys don't have the records they've requested, the DOJ is going to have "one very unhappy judge."
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