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FEDERAL COURT, March 25 – The January 6 Capitol entry by Nathan Degrave, in body armor and a helmet he took off to beat his chest, gave rise to a twice interrupted detention proceeding on February 1 in Nevada. He was detained. Complaint here. Inner City Press live tweeted it here and below.

  Nearly two months later, detained Degrave has arrived in the DC jail and had another detention hearing, before District for the District of Columbia Judge Paul L. Friedman. The body armor, so called, was recharacterized as a motorcycle jacket. Judge Friedman did not rule, saying he wanted to watch the video (which the US is trying to seal). Inner City Press again live tweeted it, here:

The Assistant US Attorney begins be saying her Office wants to seal some exhibits, internal video by Capitol Police.

Judge Paul Friedman: I'd hope to deal with this later.

AUSA: I'm authorized to show the videos even if you deny the motion to seal. [What a travesty]

 AUSA: The defendant wised up, after his associate was identified as hanging down from the gallery. Publicly, he apologized. To others, he bragged. Dinesh D'Souza is thinking of producing a documentary with the video.

AUSA complains that DeGrave says the mainstream media is lying to him. Says, No set of conditions will assure he does not tamper with witnesses. He uses encrypted messaging maps.

AUSA: Mr. Sandlin has been sending letters to the defendant's girlfriend to provide to him. We cannot feel confidential defendant would not tamper with witnesses. DeGrave's lawyer: He didn't have body armor. He had only a motorcycle jacket, $59 dollars.

 DeGrave's lawyer: It was only ten minutes. He admits he shouldn't have done it. He was taking videos. It's hard to tell if he actually hit the officer. He regrets that he got into it.

 DeGrave's lawyer: Mr. DeGrave didn't follow anyone else off the balcony. Instead, he left the building. They were at the Trump rally, then they went for lunch. The context of the quote in the video is that Antifa was storing bricks around the city Inner City Press @innercitypress · 44m DeGrave's lawyer: What my client meant was, He would the city from Antifa. He said, "Let Antifa try it." He thought he was doing something patriotic. If he wants to support Trump, that is his right. Some corruption has been proven.

DeGrave's lawyer: He is a good citizen of Las Vegas. Does he know how to use a computer? Sure he does. If the court wants to restrict his use of the Internet, fine - even though that's how he's made his living until now. Inner City Press

 Judge: There was another woman - what's her status? A: She has not been charged. Judge: I'd like to look at the video. But it's getting more and more difficult for us to have the defendant present, we're off 2 or 3 weeks... So in April. I'll do an oral opinion

Judge: Anything else? Defense lawyer: Can I go in a break-out room with my client? Clerk: I'm the host, when I end it you will be cut off. Call Mr. DeGrave in the jail. Adjourned.

From Nevada, February 1:

Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts: Nathan Degrave - is that Degrahve? No, Degrave.

 AUSA: Mr. Degrave was wearing tactical gear. He pounded his check and lifted off his helmet. If someone wants to protest in body armor, to each his own. But he assaulted an officer.

AUSA: We called people, one said, He's not militant. But he is. There is no info about his business. He lost his passport. There are no conditions to release him. Degrave's lawyer: They have to show a serious risk of obstructing justice.  [Zoom cut off again]

We're back; Judge says he hopes to finish this one (Degrave) before gets kicked off Zoon again, and will pushing another one to tomorrow (unclear if that's #insurrectionBlues too). Defense lawyer: I propose conditions of release. The firearm was on the night stand

 Defense lawyer: The firearm is legal registered. Once that error is corrected, you'll see he is not dangerous. Let me contextualize. The first count could be a felony or a misdemeanor depending on what is proved at trial. Count 2, violent entry is a misdemeanor

 Defense lawyer: Count 3, ok it's a felony, but only 5 years. I'm not trying to mitigate the allegations. The facts can't overshadow the legal guidelines. At page 2 there is a passive voice about a shoving match. I was admit, I mean, submit, there is no screenshot.

Defense lawyer: Yes, he raised his fist. But he beat his own chest. He has a few shop lifting non-prosecutions. He wouldn't have been a leader in this, he would have been a follower. He doesn't know this roommate's number by heart. It's saved in his smart phone

 AUSA Dickerson: There's a firearm in the house.  Judge Daniel J. Albregts: The Court finds he is a risk of non-appearance. No one could contact his roommate. No confirmation of employment or incomes. There is expensive foreign travel. He's a danger, too

Judge: The court cannot conceive of any offense like storming the Capitol with a mob to overturn a lawful election. He wears body armor and a face mask. He deleted social media posts and traveled back to Las Vegas. He has a lack of respect for the laws.

 Judge: I will detain you pending your transportation back to DC to face these charges. Would you like a preliminary hearing in this district? [Another Zoom breakdown.]

They're back. Degrave's lawyer says to set a preliminary hearing in Nevada, they might later waive it to move to DC. Hearing set for February 16, at 3 pm there, 6 pm Eastern. "By video." Great.

Inner City Press live tweeted Riley June Williams on January 25, here.
And now, #insurrectionBlues has gone electric, here

  From January 22, song here: Thread here.

 Inner City Press' John Earle Sullivan song on SoundCloud here. 

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