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The member is accused of having participated in the violent riots on January 6. Upon suspicion, the police broke into the person’s home and searched his home.
There, manuals of bombs and weapons were found, according to the prosecution.
– NN represents a serious threat to society and a risk of attempted escape, says in court documents, writes Reuters.
New details on the “bomber”
– Taken out of context
According to the defendant’s lawyer, the police found the manuals in a memory pen for the person in question. He claims that his client received the memory card from a third party and that he never opened the files.
It is more of a “survival manual,” the lawyer wrote in an email to Reuters.
– Police have deliberately taken a small part of the file out of context to fit their narrative, he writes.
The Proud Boys member is charged with destruction of public property and civil disobedience, but the charge can be extended. It is said that he was one of the first to enter the congress building illegally, it says in court documents.
More than 150 people accused
More than 150 people have been charged with federal crimes so far after Trump supporters launched the storm in early January, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.
Investigators are investigating more than 400 people involved in the violent attack, said Attorney General Michael R. Sherwin in Washington DC.
The number of charges is expected to continue to rise as the assault is well documented by surveillance cameras and video on social media. Huge amounts of advice have also been received from the public, NTB writes.
The charges that have been dropped so far basically apply to petty crimes like illegal residency, but more have become increasingly serious for most of the more than 150 defendants.
