Thread by @JordanOnRecord

Today at 2 p.m., the DOJ will ask for James Tate Grant, of North Carolina, to be sent back into pretrial detention.

NC police arrested Grant last month for DUI, possession of an AR-15 and attempting to flee arrest. #CapitolRiot

James Tate Grant and another defendant, Ryan Samsel, are accused of being the first two men to charge the police barricades.

Last week, the DOJ filed notice it intends to merge their cases with two other defendants: Paul Russell Johnson and Stephen Chase Randolph. #CapitolRiot

Ok, the hearing is getting started now. James Tate Grant is appearing with his lawyer, Peter Cooper. This is a detention hearing + arraignment.

Judge Kelly says he thinks they should still arraign Grant on the existing indictment against him, even though the DOJ has a still-sealed superseding indictment combining his and Ryan Samsel's cases with two others.

DOJ says James Tate Grant was charged w/ a similar incident in September (DWI, carrying a concealed weapon w/o a permit) prior to his arrest on #CapitolRiot charges.

"Two arrests in such a short period of time certainly suggests Mr. Grant is a danger to the community."

DOJ says when Grant first appeared in court for his most recent arrest, the court couldn't proceed because of his "medicated" condition. They had to do it again the next day.

"I think it's clear Mr. Grant is a danger to the community," prosecutor says, "and based on the statements he apparently made to law enforcement, he may also be a danger to himself."

DOJ says Grant helped "open up the floodgates to the violence, destruction and chaos" of January 6 by helping tear down police barriers.

Grant's attorney, Peter Cooper, says what may or may not have happened on December 7 doesn't change Grant's alleged conduct on January 6. Says that was already litigated in his original detention hearing.

Cooper says Grant was accepted to the University of Alabama Law School. Says the stress from the #CapitolRiot charges against him have led him to "fall off the wagon."

Judge Kelly: "This is the second time he's been in the situation of being under the effects of drugs or alcohol and being in a car with firearms."

"Firearms and substance abuse together is a bad mix... and I've got to consider two of those instances," Judge Kelly says.

Judge Kelly says Grant falls into Chief Judge Howell's criteria for the most dangerous group of January 6 defendants. Appears he's going to order him back into custody.

Judge Kelly says Grant seems to have a "toxic combination" of substance abuse problems, mental health issues and repeated access to firearms "that pose a really serious threat to the community." He's apparently unwilling or unable to abide by his conditions of release.

MORE: James Tate Grant, who police say was driving drunk with an AR-15 in the vehicle, will await trial on felony #CapitolRiot charges behind bars. Judge Kelly said he was a danger to the community — and possibly himself. wusa9.com/article/news/n… @wusa9 @EricFlackTV @wcnc