Thread by @ZoeTillman

New: A judge has ordered another Jan. 6 defendant to jail for violating pretrial release conditions — Joshua Pruitt violated curfew on multiple occasions, and the govt also noted threatening comments he'd made via social media, probation violations in other non-Jan. 6 cases

Haven't been live-tweeting the hearing, but basically: Govt and pretrial services rep argued strongly to revoke his release, saying the combination of problems he'd had with compliance in this case and others showed lack of respect for court authority, inability to follow orders

Pruitt's lawyer argued he had reasons for missing curfew (couldn't get rides home from work, mainly) but judge noted this wasn't the first time Pruitt was admonished to comply with curfew and restrictions on his movement, govt questioned the truth of some of those explanations

Govt also noted Pruitt did an interview with CNN where, they argued, he made comments suggesting he didn't regret going into the Capitol/being part of the mib. Pruitt + his lawyer disputed the govt's interpretation, saying he was referring to protesting generally at the Capitol

Judge Timothy Kelly sounded skeptical of Pruitt's explanation of the meaning of his comments to CNN, although the judge also quipped, "it wouldn't be the first time that CNN took something out of context and didn’t portray something accurately"

Kelly says he doesn't find the explanations for Pruitt's curfew violations credible given that he's repeatedly been told he must comply over the past year: "I just don’t believe that he repeatedly is out there in the middle of the night for reasons that are beyond his control."

Pruitt will be allowed to self-surrender for pretrial detention, judge gives him until Tuesday (1/18) at 2pm to wrap up affairs, but he'll no longer have permission to work. Pruitt interjects on the line, upset, says he'll go to CNN to accuse the judge of violating his 1A rights

Kelly: Mr. Pruitt - are you telling me you don't want this time over the wekeend to get your affairs in order?

Pruitt: I would love the time over the weekend.

Pruitt continues to object to the work restriction, sounds like Kelly clarifies he can work, just not after curfew

Pruitt continues to interrupt the judge, the prosecutor jumps in to say the exchange gives the govt concern about him self-surrendering next week, Pruitt jumps in to say he will surrender, the judge notes Pruitt will face a much bigger problem if he doesn't report

Kelly says he's sympathetic to defs who want to work and says they "bent over backwards to try to make that happen." Pruitt again interrupts to object, I can't make out what he's saying, Kelly stops him, raising his voice, says he abused the system and that's why they're here

They're now discussing next steps and dates, as the prosecutor discusses the status of discovery Pruitt continues to make comments on the line as she talks, no one engages with him

Pruitt has apparently just discovered the public line, asks why that exists, everyone continues to ignore him at this point as they continue to discuss logistics (Kelly is noting that the court recently extended covid-related policies that have governed operations)

At the very end, Pruitt says something I can't fully make out but I hear the phrases "law-abiding citizen" and "unlike the BLM piece of shit" and then the automated voice on the public access line says "goodbye" and that's a wrap