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HEADS UP: Detention hearing begins shortly in high-level Capitol breach case of Mark Mazza

He's accused of brandishing baton & being part of "heave-ho" push against police line amid the mob at Capitol

Charging documents say Mazza yelled at police, "This is our f**** house!"

And we're underway. Judge is asking series of questions.. and Mazza says he's not been getting his meds, while in pretrial jail

Hearing is halted. Might not be able to go forward with a pretrial detention hearing. Judge is shifting parties to private meeting

Two high-level Jan 6 defendants were scheduled for detention hearings today, for judge to decide whether to keep them in jail

Both hearings are botched. One defendant's location was unclear (in transit to DC) The other says he's not getting his meds

Holiday week confusion

Mazza says he's experiencing "nausea and headaches" .. but they will plow ahead with detention hearing

Standby... this is a high-level case

Prosecutors are making argument for pretrial detention for Mazza, arguing he had a stolen DC police baton

And... arguing Mazza dropped a gun while amid the mob on Jan 6... at about 3pm

Prosecutor says, "This gun was loaded.. with three shotgun shells" ... and with "hollow-point shells.. that expand out and cause more damage"

Prosecutor tells judge Mazza lost his gun as a US Capitol Police officer was being assaulted. But feds say they have not charged Mazza with that assault ... at least not yet

A search for relevant body worn camera video is underway, prosecutors say

Prosecutor describes "wave after wave" of rioters assaulting police on Jan 6

He says Mazza entered the tunnel just after 3pm on Jan 6.... and was pushing with the crowd to "break the line" of police officers

Feds are showing lengthy video, including the "heave-ho" of mob in tunnel

And a video in which prosecutor say Mazza is heard saying to police "Get out of the citizens of the United States way"

Prosecutors allege Mazza was coordinating and pulling people into Capitol.... "getting other protestors and rioters to enter the tunnel area"

Striking one officer and hold door as others assaulted police, per feds

Prosecutor says Mazza not only stole a DC police baton, but "kept it for himself"... and they cite recent criminal history, including battery incident after Jan 6

Prosecutor says there were 1000s of rounds of ammunition in Mazza's home, but no firearms recovered

He says Mazza wouldn't answer question(s) about the firearms. He says there were hunting knives and swords & that Mazza claimed to have the weapons, because he no longer had guns

Mazza is the latest in a growing number of military veterans charged in US Capitol attack. His defense lawyer says he was honorably discharged from US Army

Defense: "The President of the US .. lied to them that the election was stolen" No evidence was produced, he says

Defense says Mazza has a prior DUI and a "simple battery where the penalty was a fine"... "must not have been too serious"

He wants Mazza released home to Indiana, with prohibition from returning to DC (except for court)

Judge is going to reconvene this hearing *tomorrow* at 3pm.

For now, Mazza stays put in pretrial detention