| After
Dragging Police Down Capitol Steps Sabol
Was Detained Now Seeks Release
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 18 – Jeffrey
Sabol went to
the U.S.
Capitol on
January 6 and
the US says it
was him
dragging a
police officer
down the
Capitol steps
into a crowd
in which the
officer was
beaten.
Then
Sabol tried to
buy a plane
ticket from
Logan Airport
in Boston to
Zurich,
Switzerland -
and he tried
to kill
himself. The
Assistant US
Attorney says
attempted
suicide was,
like the plane
ticket, an
attempt to
avoid
responsibility.
On
January 22
Sabol had a
detention
hearing
before, and
was detained
by, U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York
Magistrate
Judge Andrew
E. Krause.
Inner City Press
which is covering
#insurrectionBlues (Harvey
song here)
live tweeted the Sabol
proceeding here
and below.
Now on
February 18 Sabol has filed a
motion for release, which
begins: "On January 11, 2021,
Mr. Sabol was stopped by
police in New City, NY for a
traffic violation. Upon
approaching his vehicle,
officers observed that Mr.
Sabol had several apparently
self-inflicted wounds. Mr.
Sabol was transported for
medical care. Officers
interviewed Mr. Sabol at the
Westchester Medical Center on
January 12th and 13th . Mr.
Sabol was presented in U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on January 22, 2021 in
relation to a U.S. District
Court for the District of
Columbia arrest warrant.
Magistrate Judge Andrew E.
Krause denied the request for
release and ordered Mr. Sabol
detained as a “risk of
flight/danger.”
From
January 22:
Sabol did not fill out a
financial affidavit. Federal
Defender Jason Ser
will represent him only for
presentment, and says Sabol
may not qualify, will retain
his own counsel.
Judge: Mr. Sabol,
if you are not a US citizen,
you have the right to consular
notification.
Sabol: I am a
citizen of the US... I have a
Bachelor's degree.
Judge: You are
charged with obstruction of
law enforcement in a civil
disorder
Judge Krause:
Preliminary hearing in 28
days, since the 30th day would
be on a Sunday. Federal
Defender: I don't anticipate
any immediate plea and DDC
won't consent, so Rule 20 is
not an issue.
AUSA Benjamin
Gianforti: The government is
seeking detention. This may
have started as a legitimate
expression of First Amendment
rights, albeit one seeking to
overturn a legitimate
election. But it quickly
turned into an assault on law
enforcement and elected
officials. We have video.
AUSA: Mr Sabol
was dragging a police officer
down the stairs by the
archway. Another man was
beating the officer,
ironically, with an American
flag. Against this all we have
are the defendant's self
serving statements. He said he
was enraged
AUSA: Mr. Sabol
booked a flight from Logan
Airport in Boston to Zurich,
Switzerland. They don't
extradite. Also, he has
a residence in Colorado. He
has the means to run away. He
can afford his own counsel -
so he may pose a flight risk
[!]
AUSA: I'm sorry
to bring this up, but Mr.
Sabol's suicide attempts can
be seen as from guilty. It's
the ultimate flight attempt.
Judge Krause: I
have considered the video.
Please read the URL. AUSA:
Video shows Capitol mob
dragging police officer down
stairs. One rioter beat the
officer with a... Several
people kicked the officer as
he lay on the ground, and one
man repeatedly bashed him with
an American flag pole.
Defense lawyer:
We offer a $200,000 bond. They
have not charged assault. He
works in oil and gas. He's a
geo-physicist. He's lived in
Colorado for 28 years, he's
been with his current partner
8 1/2 years. The psychiatric
center released him.
Federal Defender:
His sister is in the military
and lives in Georgia. He
attended SUNY-Cortland. He is
specialized in removing
unexploded ordinances. He had
a DWI, sure, but it was a
while ago. Judge: Are you
done? Do you have anything
about the plane ticket?
Federal Defender:
There could be home
confinement. Judge: If that
were sufficient, there would
never be risk of flight.
Federal Defender: There are
suretors, for moral suasion.
He could easily have driven to
Canada, and he did not. He
could have been worse.
AUSA: I disagree
that home confinement and GPS
would be enough. The ticket to
Zurich and the suicide attempt
demonstrate the extreme
lengths he'd go to to escape
these charges.
AUSA: If you are
inclined to grant bail, we'll
ask for a stay to appeal to
DDC. If you don't grant a
stay, we'll ask for a stay
away from DC order. Judge
Krause: No need for ancillary
arguments. Anyone can appeal,
my role is to make an initial
determination.
Judge Krause:
This is not a presumption
case. But the government has
met its burden, and Mr. Sabol
will be detained.
Judge Krause: The
video is disturbing. What we
see if Mr. Sabol dragging a
law enforcement officer down
the steps of the Capitol,
where the officer is
assaulted. He says he was in a
fit of rage. This is beyond
the pale. This is shocking.
Judge Krause: I
am struck that a person with a
stable job would engage in
this conduct. He has many
things going for him in life,
his financial means - none of
that stopped him from this
conduct. Whatever prompted him
on Jan 6, still exists in our
world
Judge Krause: The
attempt to fly to Switzerland
is significant, and undercut
his claim of strong family
ties supporting release. Mr.
Sabol will be remanded to the
custody of the AG; I order him
removed to DDC. That won't
happen immediately. AUSA: In
weeks...
Judge Krause:
I'll see an initial appearance
before Magistrate Judge in
DDC... The government will be
in touch, once counsel is
retained. Make that your top
priority, Mr. Sabol. That's
all. Adjourned
Inner City
Press' John Earle Sullivan
song on SoundCloud here.
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