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Insurrection Case UCLA Student Secor Wins
Freedom on Appeal Ghost Gun Cited
By Matthew
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FEDERAL COURT,
March 24 – 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.
Now on March 24,
UCLA student
Christian
Secor appealed
and got
reversed his
order of
detention in
the Central
District of California.
His memo
said,
"Christian
Secor is a
22-year old
college
student at
UCLA." Memo on
Patreon, here.
But during
the March 24
proceeding it
emerged that documents
contradicting
this have
been allowed
to be sealed,
through
relied on as
judicial documents.
We may oppose,
like this.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it, here:
AUSA
says Secor was
planning to
flee.
Judge
Trevor N.
McFadden cuts
in: You mean
where he says,
even if I go
away, if they
want me,
they'll get
me?
AUSA:
He told agents
about fleeing
to Oregon. He
has access to
money from
several
sources.
AUSA:
Secor has made
purchases at
gun stores.
And he has
only one
registered
fire arm. In
California one
can
manufacture
one's own gun
- but then
must take it
in to register
it. Judge: Is
that different
than in
Virginia?
AUSA: My
understanding
is limited.
AUSA:
There is
Go-Pro video
that indicates
he has access
to an AR-15
style
rifle.
Defense: The
government
alerted me
Secor is not a
student in
good standing
at UCLA. The
exhibit the
government
filed under
seal is
correct.
[Inner City
Press: Why
under seal?]
So
UCLA has given
Secor 5 days
after release
from detention
to make some
presentation -
for now, the
details are
under seal.
Judge McFadden
says providing
incorrect
information
undermines
credibility.
Defense: Yes,
it makes my
job more
difficult.
Secor's
lawyer: The
photo of my
client with an
AR-15 style
rifle is from
three years
ago. His
father lives
in Montana,
where such
guns are
legal. As they
are in
California.
And there's no
sign of it
since.
[There
was a break
after Secor
tried to speak
for himself.]
After a
break-out
meeting:
Secor's
lawyer: He is
not
anti-government.
That is not
what
"ultra-secret"
meant. He is a
member of
campus
organizations,
allowed by
UCLA. The US
has not shown
that he is a
danger
Secor's
lawyer: In
California,
the finding
which we are
appealing is
that he is a
risk of
flight, not a
danger. They
did not find
that he
possessed the
ghost gun.
It's difficult
because I
cannot refer
to the things
that are
unseal. He was
on his way to
graduation
Secor's
lawyer: We
proposed
release with
$300,000
surety, home
confinement...
If ghost guns
are a problem,
that's a
bigger
problem. He
has not been
charged in
California.
Release him,
instead of
transfer to DC
jail, it would
be a shock for
him
Assistant
US Attorney:
On his cell
phone, there's
new evidence
of danger and
risk of
flight. And
his purchases
from gun
stores. If he
is just a
student trying
to get back to
school, we are
concerned that
PayPal and
E-Bay
[accounts]
show something
else is
happening
Judge
McFadden,
ruling: The
defendant has
appealed his
detention. He
entered the
well of the
Senate and sat
on the dais.
He was with a
group pushing
open doors in
the Congress
building. But
there's no
evidence, in
this case,
that any of
the officers
were injured
Judge
McFadden: He
is more high
profile
because he sat
on the dais. I
do not think
that makes him
more
dangerous. I
have held
individuals
who assaulted
police
officers. This
defendant's
actions are
different.
This factor
weighs against
detention.
Judge
McFadden:
Secor has no
criminal
history. He is
or has been a
college
student. The
government
points to his
deleted
Twitter - I
don't find
that relevant.
It's almost
standard
practice. He
may have
talked about
flee, but he
did not
flee.
[I'm betting
release]
Judge
McFadden:
Finally, there
were weapons
found,
including a
ghost gun.
This raises a
lot of
questions.
But he didn't
bring any guns
on January 6.
I need to be
mindful of the
Second
Amendment.
Judge
McFadden: I am
granting
defendant
Secor's motion
for release.
Assistant US
Attorney: We
are asking for
a stay-away
from DC except
for case
related, a
prohibition on
firearms
during the
pendency of
the case.
Judge
McFadden: The
defendant is
released but
ordered to
stay away from
DC except for
court
proceedings.
Sir, if I were
you, just use
butter knives
for the next
few months.
Judge
McFadden: He
is to be
released on
$200,000
secured bond
and pay the
cost of
location
monitoring. No
narcotic
drugs, and
follow all
laws of the US
and applicable
state and
local law.
Surrender
passport.
Lawyer:
He should be
able to travel
to DC to meet
with his
lawyer. Judge
McFadden:
OK.
Assistant US
Attorney: We
suggest going
out 60 days.
We are
reviewing
several
devices. And
any discussion
of disposition
prior to
trial.
Defense: How
about 75 days
out? Judge
McFadden: OK,
Monday, June
14 at 2 pm.
Defense:
Can Mr. Secor
do it by Zoom?
Judge
McFadden: OK.
If he wants to
go to trial I
am happy to
accommodate
him.
Adjourned.
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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