| Fee of LI
Charged But Not Yet Arrested After Man Who
Punched Capitol Police Jan 6 Is Freed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Song
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FEDERAL COURT,
Jan 18 – Days after in the US
Capitol among other things
Mark Leffingwell stuck a
Capitol Police officer
repeatedly with a closed fist,
he was released to fly back to
his home in Seattle, no GPS
monitor, no bond.
For Long
Island's Thomas Fee it may be
different, though as of 2 pm
on January 18 Fee has not yet
been arrested: From the
complaint: "Witness-1 stated
that, Witness-1 texted Fee and
asked him, in sum and
substance, if he was in fact
in Washington, D.C. Fee
responded affirmatively. A
short time later, Fee texted
Witness1 a “selfie” photograph
of Fee from inside the U.S.
Capitol Rotunda. Witness-1
initially deleted the
photograph after receiving it,
but then was able to recover
it on witness 1’s phone.
Witness-1 provided DSS with
the photograph of Fee inside
the U.S. Capitol, and DSS
forwarded the photograph to
JTTF. Witness-1 confirmed to
JTTF that the individual
closest to the camera at the
bottom of the photograph
wearing a dark-colored cap and
appearing to hold the camera
for a “selfie” is Fee.
Witness-1 told JTTF that Fee
lives in Freeport, New York.
Your
affiant also sent Witness-1
the driver’s license
photograph depicted above.
Witness1 confirmed that the
individual in the photograph
is the same Fee who was
previously known to Witness-1
due to Fee’s relationship with
Witness-1’s sister, i.e., the
individual depicted in the
“selfie” within the U.S.
Capitol above. Witness-1
further stated that on or
about January 6, 2021, Fee
sent Witness-1 a video from
inside the U.S. Capitol, which
Witness-1 also deleted but
then was able to recover and
provide to DSS. Your affiant
have reviewed that video and,
based on the nature of the
video and the other evidence
described herein, your affiant
believes that Fee took the
video. The video shows
numerous persons inside the
Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol
who do not appear to have
authorization to be present.
In the video, members of the
crowd are heard yelling the
word “tyranny” and the name
“Pelosi,” which your affiant
understands to be a reference
to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
Witness-1 stated that after
Fee sent the video, Fee texted
Witness-1, in sum and
substance, that he was 'at the
tip of the spear.'" Full US
Statement of Fact, on Inner
City Press' DocumentCloud, here.
We'll have more on this.
As to
Leffingwell, Inner City Press
covered the case.
U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia
Magistrate Judge G. Michael
Harvey held the detention, or
really non-detention,
proceeding. Inner City Press
live tweeted it here:
(then, song here)
Now in Federal
Court in DC, hearing of
detained Mark Jefferson
LEFFINGWELL who "attempted to
push past me and other
officers. When he was deterred
from advancing further into
the building, LEFFINGWELL
punched me repeatedly with a
closed fist."
Assistant US
Attorney is *not* asking for
detention . He'll be allowed
to travel back home to
Seattle.
AUSA: We'll
be requesting strict
conditions... A stay-away from
DC... A curfew. Judge:
You say he works. What is it?
Lawyer: A packaging plant
called Panacea in Everett,
Washington. 30 to 40 hours a
week.
From the
complaint: "I was struck in
the helmet that I was wearing
and in the chest. Working with
other officers, I was able to
gain control over LEFFINGWELL,
who attempted to struggle
while being detained. I
transported LEFFINGWELL to US
Capitol Police HQ."
Judge Harvey:
Believe it or not, I have a
lot of these case. Pre-Trial
should find out about GPS in
the Districts where these
folks come from. I released
someone else yesterday.
Defense: GPS is not necessary.
He has 2 children.
Defense: He wants
to go to church on the
weekend. No need to be on a
GPS. We'll take a stay away.
He's never been to DC before.
Mrs. Leffingwell:
I'm an insurance agent. We
have a son, Noah, and
Nicholas. Judge: I am going to
release Mr. Leffingwell.
Judge: You can
turn in your guns to a police
station. You must call
pre-trial once a week and keep
working [at the packaging
plant.] Stay away from DC
except for court. Our
proceedings will be remote,
you probably won't have to
come.
Judge
Harvey: I don't see the point
of putting him on a curfew if
we're not going to do GPS.
Defense: He needs his ID to
fly back to Seattle.
AUSA: We have
nothing.
Defense: He
passed his phone to one of his
friends. I think they have his
license.
AUSA: A third
party? I can look for it.
Which agency.
Defense: He was
brought to 1-D-1, next to the
baseball field, then the cell
block.
Judge Harvey: I
am going to release Mr
Leffingwell. He must stay away
from Washington DC. [That
seems to be the main focus]
Judge Harvey:
You'll have to Zoom in to the
preliminary hearing... We've
got the phone number, no
worries, Mr. Leffingwell.
Song on SoundCloud here.
***
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