I really do not understand our so called justice system, except if you look at through the prism of white privilege I suppose. Meet James Tate Grant of NC. He was out on pretrial release for his part in the Jan 6th insurrection, when this happened:
In the incident last month, a Garner police officer responded to a restaurant in Wake County, North Carolina, around 5 a.m. and found Grant in his vehicle, according to the motion to revoke his release. He appeared to be intoxicated, and the officer began a DWI investigation, it said.
As he was being arrested, Grant tried to flee, the filing said.
“He then dropped to the ground and stated something to the effect of ‘Just kill me now.’ He then stated, ‘It’s over,’” according to the filing and the police report.
In Grant’s car, police recovered an AR-15 assault rifle, 60 rounds of ammunition, weapon accessories and combat fatigues, court documents said.
Emphasis is mine.
This is what he did on Jan 6th:
Grant and co-defendant Ryan Samsel are believed to have been the first two people who crossed a police barricade in a restricted area near Peace Circle during the riot, waving for the Trump-mob behind them to follow, according to charging documents.
Grant was also recorded on video shoving a metal barricade into a Capitol Police officer and defending other rioters, the documents said.
Why the fuck would you release this guy in the first place? He was one of the first to cross a police barricade. And he was assaulting a Capitol Police officer.
Then, this is what is added to the present motion to send Grant back to jail:
The motion to revoke Grant's release said: "Grant’s underlying conduct in this case involved crimes of violence, specifically the assault of two different USCP Officers. ... He also entered the U.S. Capitol and went inside at least two private Senate offices."
He faces numerous charges stemming from the riot, including assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury, civil disorder and an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
But what? This was his first time, supposedly, assaulting a cop, so let’s let him out before his trial? Then, what does dumbass do? He violates the terms of his release by getting drunk, driving while drunk, and carrying around an assault rifle.
What the fuck was the court thinking having this guy out on release?