An Indiana man who allegedly carried a revolver to the US Capitol on Jan. 6 and hinted to the FBI that he wanted to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will remain in jail pending trial, Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui ruled on Thursday. Faruqui issued the order on Thursday after holding a detention hearing two days earlier. Mark Mazza was arrested by federal agents in Indiana in November, and faces 13 separate charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding; resisting or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon; and unlawful possession of a firearm on Capitol grounds or buildings. If convicted, Mazza could face a maximum conviction of more than 100 years. “This is the only case that I’m aware of where the defendant had a loaded firearm on the grounds of the Capitol,” Faruqui said, explaining his order on Thursday. “The firearm was found in the same place where Mr. Mazza was in a scuffle with a police officer…. That in itself is enough to show prior planning to cause grave concern.” (…) The government alleges that Mazza carried with Taurus revolver with loaded shotgun shells and cartridges containing hollow point bullets, which expand on contact and are significantly more lethal than regular bullets, when he entered Capitol grounds. According to the government, Mazza dropped or abandoned the firearm on the steps leading up to the West Front Terrace during a likely assault on a US Capitol police sergeant who defending the Capitol.
via rawstory: Armed MAGA rioter who brought hollow-point bullets to Capitol ordered to remain in detention
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