After Jan. 6, Thomas Caldwell, one of the defendants in the Oath Keepers conspiracy case, appears to have researched "relocating" to Costa Rica, Panama or the Bahamas online, per a new court filing from the DoJ. 
Then, after he was arrested in February, Caldwell's email address was used to attempt to cancel an order for a .380 handgun "designed to resemble a smartphone." His purchase of that gun was used by prosecutors to argue for his pre-trial detention.
Caldwell later won bond and today's filing comes in response to a motion by Caldwell to modify his release conditions to allow him internet access. The government opposes that request except for allowing him to review evidence in his case.
Prosecutors also addressed Caldwell's recent attempt to "minimize" his role in the Quick Reaction Force by stating in a filing that he only brought a .22 rifle which he called a "beginner's gun" and "least lethal."
https://twitter.com/kenbensinger/status/1465478214319435776?s=20
They note that Caldwell hid the rifle under a sheet when he brought it into the hotel in VA prior to Jan 6 and that it "was stored together with a cache of other weapons and ammunition and, once loaded, would have been capable of firing bullets that could kill or maim people"
Here, by the way, is a picture of the $550 pistol that looks like a cell phone that Caldwell purchased online and then requested a refund on:
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