Sarasota chiropractor's actions during Capitol riot are spine-tingling

Joseph Hackett was careful not to look into the surveillance camera in the hotel lobby, dare anyone recognize even a speck of skin through the gaiter that covered his face.

The baseball hat and sunglasses only added to the surreptitious disguise, and the rifle case on the concierge cart he was pushing seemed to suggest he was not at the Comfort Inn near Washington D.C. on Jan. 7 for the national chiropractic convention, as wild as those can be.

Seven months have now passed since that morning, and the Sarasota chiropractor is still in D.C., only now receiving continental breakfasts in jail for participating in the first attack on the U.S. Capitol in over 200 years.

A hearing is set for Monday to determine if Hackett, a 22-year resident of Sarasota, can be released pending trial. But a new document filed by the government spells out why that isn’t such a swell idea, alleging his role was far more involved than originally thought and contradicts a recent report by Reuters that the FBI has determined the attack was 90% unorganized.

Hackett, the man Steve Bannon calls a "political prisoner," had a leadership role in the Oath Keepers, which is one of the biggest anti-government groups in the nation, and they were very organized. He oversaw five Oath Keepers in Sarasota, according to the document, and reported to state leader Kelly Meggs, who on election night tweeted out this little love-tap: "I'm going to go on a killing spree. Pelosi first."

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