| In DC
Meredith Who Threatened Pelosi Is Detained
As Man Who Punched Capitol Police Is Freed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Song
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FEDERAL COURT,
Jan 9 – Three days after
in the US Capitol among other
things Mark Leffingwell stuck
a Capitol Police officer
repeatedly with a closed fist
(and was freed), an affidavit
was unsealed about still
detained Cleveland Grover
Meredith with a detention
hearing next week. It says:
..."On January 7,
2021, the FBI received
information that CLEVELAND
GROVER MEREDITH, JR.
(hereinafter “MEREDITH”) had
recently sent a text message
in which he wrote, “Thinking
about heading over to Pelosi
CUNT’s speech and putting a
bullet in her noggin on Live
TV [purple devil emoji].”
Additionally, Agents learned
that MEREDITH was likely in
the Washington, DC area, and
that he allegedly had firearms
and ammunition. During the
evening of January 7, 2021,
FBI Agents determined that
MEREDITH was staying at the
Holiday Inn located at 550 C
Street SW, Washington, DC.
Agents made contact with
MEREDITH in his hotel room and
he granted consent to search
his hotel room, his Ford
truck, a Spartan trailer that
can attach to the truck, and
his mobile telephone. Agents
advised MEREDITH of his
Miranda rights and he agreed
to speak with Agents without a
lawyer present. MEREDITH
stated that he arrived in
Washington, DC from Colorado
on January 6, 2021 but he
originally intended on
arriving on January 5, 2021.
MEREDITH arrived too late for
the rally on January 6, 2021.
MEREDITH stated that he had
two firearms in his truck, and
he knew that he was not
supposed to have the firearms
while in Washington, DC.
Therefore, he moved the
firearms to his trailer.
MEREDITH told Agents that he
came to Washington, DC
previously in November for a
rally and he also attended a
protest outside of Governor
Brian Kemp’s residence in
Georgia. MEREDITH admitted to
sending text messages to
friends and he showed some of
them to the Agents. While
reviewing the text messages, I
observed a text message that
was sent on January 6, 2021 in
which he wrote, “I’m trying
but currently stuck in
Cambridge, OH with trailer
lights being fixed, crappers.”
MEREDITH then sent a photo of
his pick up truck and his
trailer. MEREDITH’s next text
in the conversation was, “Just
fixed…headed to DC with a shit
ton of 5.56 armor piercing
ammo [purple devil emoji].” On
January 7, 2021, in a text
conversation with the same
individual, MEREDITH wrote,
“Thinking about heading over
to Pelosi CUNT’s speech and
putting a bullet in her noggin
on Live TV [purple devil
emoji].” Later on January 7,
2021, the other participant
wrote, “That comment you made
about Pelosi, what the fuck
are you thinking. Get real
nephew.” MEREDITH replied,
“Psychological warfare. I’ve
been on the radar for a while
now, they now I’m harmless.”
MEREDITH was utilizing a
cellular phone in Washington,
DC to send these text messages
on January 7, and was texting
an individual located outside
of Washington, DC. I observed
a separate text message
conversation that occurred on
January 7, 2021 where MEREDITH
wrote, “How much u give me to
go trench the Capital lawn
with ma big truk?” The other
participant wrote, “Don’t do
it.” MEREDITH replied, “I’m
gonna run that CUNT Pelosi
over while she chews on her
gums.” Later in the
conversation, MEREDITH wrote,
“Dead Bitch Walking. I predict
that within 12 days, many in
our country will die.”
MEREDITH texted a photo of
himself wearing a black face
covering and then wrote, “I’m
gonna walk around DC FKG with
people by yelling “Allahu ak
Bar” randomly.” Later in the
conversation, the other
participant wrote, “Cleve, be
careful! I’m worried about
you.” MEREDITH replied, “Lol,
jus havin fun. My Spy name is:
DoubleODipshit.” The other
participant replied, “That’s
funny.” MEREDITH replied,
“Locked in my hotel room…high
[smiley face with hearts
emoji].” During the
consent search of the hotel
room, Agents seized a box of
suspected THC edibles and a
vial of Testosterone
Cypionate/Propionate."
On January 8, by
contrast, Mark Leffingwell was
released to fly back to him
home in Seattle, no GPS
monitor, no bond.
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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