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A North Carolina man awaiting trial on charges he assaulted two police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol had an assault rifle and ammunition in his vehicle when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month, according to prosecutors.
Justice Department prosecutors have asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to revoke 29-year-old James Tate Grant's pretrial release and order him detained after his recent arrest. One of the conditions of Grant's pretrial release in the Jan. 6 riot case was that he not possess a firearm or any other weapon.
The judge didn't immediately rule on Thursday's request by prosecutors.
On Dec. 7, a police officer in Garner, North Carolina, responding to a report of a suicide threat found Grant pulling out of a restaurant's parking., according to prosecutors. Grant, who appeared to be intoxicated, told the officer about his involvement in the January 6th incident, then tried to flee while the officer placed him under arrest, prosecutors said.
He then dropped to the ground and stated something to the effect of 'Just kill me now.' He then stated, 'Its over,' prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
Read more at: https://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article256839477.html
(Gulfport Sun Herald)
littlemissmartypants
(25,846 posts)Were successful in their search for incarceration for this idiot. He's a mass murder event waiting to happen.
TexasTowelie
(117,505 posts)I agree that he needs to be detained whether it be in a jail or a psychiatric hospital. It can be sorted out later.
ShazzieB
(18,924 posts)I'll be shocked if he's not locked up, but the delay is pretty infuriating.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)ret5hd
(21,320 posts)Just sayin'.