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Insurrection Case Richard Harris Who
Earlier Pushed Journo in Oregon Is Freed
on Bond
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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FEDERAL COURT,
May 19 – Minutes
into a break in the
impeachment trial in
the U.S. Senate, accused
insurrectionist Domenic
Pezzola was ordered
detained until
trial by
Magistrate
Judge Robin M.
Meriweather.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it, below. There
was an appeal.
On
May 18,
months
after the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel, DDC Judge
Carl J.
Nichols
held a couple
of detention
review of
Richard Harris
who had
earlier pushed
a journalist
at an Oregon
protest of
COVID restrictions.
Song here.
Harris was was
ordered freed
on conditions. Inner
City Press
live tweeted
it here:
Defense
lawyer says
"Mr Harris may
have shoved a
journalist."
DDC
Judge Carl J.
Nichols is
asking about
the shoving of
journalist
case in
Oregon, three
weeks later he
was inside the
Capitol,
"threatening
police
officers" and
made the phone
calls that are
part of the
record here. [Here's Oregon
video, here; see
also in full disclosure
UN
video here.]
Judge
Nichols: What
conditions are
you proposing?
Harris'
lawyer: He'd
live at his
father's, with
GPS
monitoring...
We'd suggest
$250,000
promissory
bond, the
entire equity
in his
father's
house.
Harris'
lawyer: Much
has been made
about Mr.
Harris'
travels. It
was a month
and half
later, he
drove with car
in his name,
credit card in
his name. Yes,
he was
arrested in
Florida.
There's a lot
for beach life
and clubs. He
wasn't trying
to hide there.
Harris'
lawyer: Mr.
Harris was an
Amazon
delivery
driver. Then
he went to
DC... Then
back to
California to
see his
girlfriend and
new born
child. Then he
drove cross
country. "I
did a Google
search,
there's a
highway from
Nevada to I-75
to Atlanta and
Florida
Harris'
lawyer: "It's
not like he
was on the run
for a long
period of
time... After
the call was
made, he
stayed in the
same
area.
Judge Nichols:
I know that
Mr. Harris Sr
is on the
line. Would he
be comfortable
being a
surety, and
being
responsible
for his son?
Harris'
lawyer: I
spoke with his
father. You
can ask him
questions. Mr.
Harris Senior:
Judge, I would
welcome the
opportunity to
help my son. I
know he is
dependable and
reliable. I
would be
putting up my
house.
Harris
Sr: I lent him
$10,000 in the
past, to fix a
house and sell
it. And he
paid me back.
Judge Nichols:
Are you saying
you would play
a role in
ensuring he
would comply
with my
conditions? Or
would you be
just a
landlord?
Harris
Sr: I'm his
father and
I'll always be
his father. I
could not
charge him
rent. Judge
Nichols: Thank
you very much
Mr. Harris.
Harris'
lawyer:
Because Fred
Harris is
retired, he
will be home
in the day and
monitoring his
son.
Assistant
US Attorney: I
really
appreciate Mr.
Fred Harris'
position. He's
gone through
this twice.
The defendant
is 40 years
old. He was
living out of
his car.
AUSA: I
do not think
he could be
trusted to
keep a GPS
bracelet on,
if he lives in
his car for 11
weeks. It was
like something
out of the
19th Century.
He was not
interested in
supporting his
twins. We
included the
Oregon
incident, at
the anti
lockdown
protest
AUSA:
Who know if
we'll have
another
lockdown? We
suggest he
pushed the
journalist
because he had
a camera, and
could take
pictures of
people trying
to break in to
the [state]
capitol...
AUSA:
He know his
picture was on
the FBI Most
Wanted List.
And he kept
driving. So
he's a flight
risk. Judge
Nichols: But
you are also
saying he's a
danger. After
Munchel, what
is your
argument?
AUSA:
There's a
pattern.
That's all I
can say.
Harris'
lawyer: The
AUSA says he
pushed the
journalist to
stop him
taking
pictures. But
in the Capitol
he was being
filmed &
he was fine
with it. We
don't know
when the
pandemic will
open the
courts up
again. This
case should be
resolved
before the
next elections
Judge
Nichols: I'll
take a break
of five or ten
minutes, to
consider
what's being
said,
including by
Mr. Harris
Senior. I'll
turn off my
camera but I
can still hear
you. I'll be
back.
Judge
Nichols is
back. He
quotes Harris,
"Can I speak
to Nancy
Pelosi? I'm
coming for
you, your
traitor." That
conduct was
aggressive and
threatening.
But it was not
accompanied
with physical
action.
Judge
Nichols: The
government has
not shown that
Mr. Harris
helped plan
it, or had a
weapon in the
chamber of
Commerce, I
mean, of
Congress.
He has adopted
a transient
lifestyle but
he was not on
the run...
Judge
Nichols: At
the Oregon
capital
protest of
Coronavirus
restrictions,
he shoved a
reporter. Then
at the Capitol
he broke in
and made
remarks about
Nancy Pelosi
and Mike
Pence. But he
didn't intend
to track down
or threaten
anyone, over
the last 2 1/2
months.
Judge
Nichols: The
US have not
shown he is a
flight risk,
given the
conditions I
can oppose.
And it is not
an
unreasonable
danger to the
community,
given the
conditions.
Judge
Nichols: Mr.
Harris, you
are to remain
in the
District of
Oregon and
only visit DC
for court.
Possible
substance
abuse
treatment.
Wear a GPS
monitoring
device and
submitted to
home detention
- you can
leave for
groceries,
medical care
or worship
We will
have more on
this.
Inner
City Press
live tweeted
Riley June
Williams on
January 25, here.
From January
22, song here:
Thread here.
Inner City
Press' John Earle Sullivan
song on SoundCloud here.
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