Jan. 6 rioter who got green light to attend Trump inauguration must stay away from Capitol as ceremony moves indoors [View all]

Source: Law & Crime

Jan 20th, 2025, 8:53 am


Less than a month after getting the green light to attend Donald Trump‘s inauguration, Eric Lee Peterson — a military vet from Missouri who “knowingly and unlawfully” participated in the Jan. 6 attack while wearing a bright pink T-shirt — has been ordered to stay away from both the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and the building itself now that the ceremony has been moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order on Saturday after previously approving Peterson’s request to attend the Jan. 20 inauguration last month, according to the federal docket. Prosecutors did not file an objection to Peterson attending the event after he pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. He is currently awaiting sentencing.

Chutkan’s order, posted to the public docket, says in part:

Although the court permitted Mr. Peterson to travel to the District of Columbia for the upcoming Presidential Inauguration on Monday, January 20, 2025, the court clarifies its December 19, 2024 Minute Order regarding Mr. Peterson’s travel and modified conditions of release: Mr. Peterson is not allowed to enter the U.S. Capitol Building located at First Street, SE, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Peterson is also not allowed to remain on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building, as he has pleaded guilty to, and is awaiting sentencing for, Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1).