When is a little thing like an insurrection the same thing as a family outing? When you decide you are from the Show Me State and show off part of the nameplate to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with your niece for all to see on video.
A Missouri man whose niece was charged last month with participating in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol is now facing charges of his own, after prosecutors say the pair posed with a piece of a nameplate taken from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.
A federal complaint against William Merry Jr. of St. Louis County was unsealed late Thursday, The Associated Press first reported.
As of Sunday, his name was not listed on the Capitol Breach Cases page on the Justice Department website, where the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia keeps track of those facing charges in connection to the insurrection on Jan. 6.
Merry is the uncle of Emily Hernandez, 21, of Sullivan, Mo., who was charged on Jan. 15…
A charging document viewed by the AP says video and photos show Hernandez and Merry holding a broken piece of the nameplate ripped from the wall outside Pelosi's office. The document says several tipsters provided information that helped lead to Merry’s arrest.
Merry is charged with theft of government property, knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct impeding the conduct of government business, and disruptive conduct in the Capitol building.
Did that nameplate just fall into their hands? You might think so from what Merry is trying to shovel to the Media through his lawyer. He and his niece were just at that rally to express their political opinons.
His lawyer, Ethan Corlija, told the AP that Merry was arrested Thursday after police searched his home. He said Merry, who is in his 60s, looks forward to "one day being able to get past this."
"He's not the type of individual who believes in any violence or any conduct that would harm anybody, so it's a little atypical for him," Corlija said Friday. "He believes he had a right to attend a rally and voice his political beliefs like we all do, but he does not in any way shape or form condone any type of violence or property destruction or any type of insurrection of the government."
I’m not going to get past this you mofo. And you don’t believe in violence? You were part of an INSURRECTION. The crowd employed violence to get into the Capitol Building. And you are holding property that was destroyed in your fucking hands!
Lord, you and your lawyer have some real balls.
I shouldn’t let this surprise or shock me coming from a Trump worshipper, but this really must be what it is like for cops to arrest suspects and hear all kinds of mind numbing lies. Oh, and I am 57, so I have no empathy for your “I’m an old man who shouldn’t go to jail” bit. That is what he and his lawyer are trying to pull with mentioning of his age.
I hope he gets 20 years in prison, and your niece too.