| In DC Insurrection Case,
Hearing on Robertson's Detention For Gun and
Now Fuzes
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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FEDERAL COURT,
July 14 --
On July 9
months
after the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel, DDC
Magistrate Judge G.
Michael Harvey
had before him
Capitol breach
defendant (and
27 year police
veteran)
Thomas Robertson,
on a no-bond
warrant signed
by Judge
Christopher R.
Cooper, for
guns.
Robertson's
lawyer tried
to get him
released, but
the Assistant
US Attorney described
a gun in the
bedroom, and
four
silencers. Robertson
was detained
by Magistrate
Judge Harvey,
at
least until a
hearing before
Judge Cooper
the date of
which has not
yet been set.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it here and below, podcast here, and
song here.
On
July 12, Judge
Cooper set a
July 14
hearing:
"MINUTE ORDER
as to THOMAS
ROBERTSON (1):
The Court
hereby sets a
hearing on the
[30] Motion to
Revoke Release
Order for July
14, 2021, at
4:00 PM by
videoconference.
Video
connection
information
will be
provided to
the parties
separately.
Signed by
Judge
Christopher R.
Cooper on
07/12/2021."
Now on
July 14,
before the 4
pm hearing,
the US filed
this: "The
United States
submits this
supplemental
brief to bring
to the Court’s
attention
additional
information
that may be
relevant to
the pending
motion to
revoke the
Defendant’s
conditions of
release. Law
enforcement
continues to
review the
items seized
from the home
of Defendant
Thomas
Robertson on
June 29, 2021.
This review
uncovered the
blue, silver
and brown
items
identified by
evidence tag
35, depicted
below. They
are visually
consistent
with M228
fuzes that
have not been
fired, and are
pending
further
investigation
to confirm
whether they
are inert.
M228 fuzes are
federally
regulated
explosives."
From
July 9: Magistrate
Judge Harvey:
The government
alleges that
you, Mr.
Robertson,
ordered
firearms, and
had a pipe
bomb in your
house. This
while you are
charged with a
felony. You
face up to 5
years on this.
Assistant
US Attorney:
We ask that
Mr. Robertson
be held in
detention
under Judge
Cooper can
adjudicate
this.
Judge
Harvey:
Counsel for
the defense?
Defense
lawyer: We ask
for his
release. We
filed a
response to
US' motion.
The no bond
warrant has
not affidavit
Defense
lawyer: Mr.
Robertson had
27 years on a
police force.
He's not a
risk of
flight. This
court can set
conditions of
release, that
he not touch
any weapons.
AUSA: A
gun was found
in his
bedroom. And
four silencers
in his name -
they are
classified as
firearms under
federal law.
This defendant
was before you
before, last
time guns were
found in his
house in the
Western
District of
Virginia.
AUSA:
No condition
could be set
without risk
of violation.
He's blatantly
refused to
comply. Judge
Harvey: Thank
you for
reminding me
of the prior
proceedings. I
have
discretion -
but I'm
influenced by
the what the
District Judge
did, if
anything has
changed.
Judge
Harvey: I will
detain Mr.
Robertson
until the next
hearing before
Judge Cooper.
I'm sure he'll
hear it next
week. Anything
further?
AUSA:
No. Defense:
No.
Judge
Harvey: The parties
are excused.
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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