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WASHINGTON — The man photographed climbing through the Senate chamber with law enforcement-style flex cuffs also stashed weapons in a backpack outside of the Capitol building, according to a request from DOJ lawyers asking he be kept behind bars until trial.
Eric Gavelek Munchel was arrested last week on charges of entering a restricted building and violent entry in connection with the Capitol riot on January 6. Federal prosecutors added charges of civil disorder and conspiracy and an affidavit charging his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, for her actions during the riot.
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On Thursday, Justice Department lawyers asked a federal judge in Munchel’s home state of Tennessee to keep him detained until he stands trial. In that memorandum, lawyers say Munchel is a substantial flight risk, and also that “the weight of the evidence of Munchel’s dangerousness is strong.” As evidence of that they present an allegation that hasn’t appeared in previous filings in the case – namely, that he and his mother had stashed unspecified “weapons” in a backpack outside of the Capitol Building before entering.
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NASHVILLE - Federal agents claim the cell phone video Eric Munchel recorded of himself taking part in sacking the U.S. Capitol is being used as evidence against him, a federal detention memorandum shows.
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Agents detail what they found during a search warrant inside Munchel’s home, which included 15 firearms, assault rifles, a sniper rifle with a tripod, other rifles, shotguns, and pistols, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
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The filing said Munchel can be heard saying he needed to “take my weapons off before I go in there.” According to the filing, Munchel and Eisenhart retreat through the crowd to a location where a tactical bag and other items appear to have been stashed.
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The filing described Munchel as a flight risk because of the steps he took to hide after the riot, which included deleting his social media pages and he “gave his cell phone to his associate.”