A mid-Michigan guy says he’s blameless of the costs introduced towards him in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection in Washington
FLINT, Mich. — A mid-Michigan guy says he’s blameless of the costs introduced towards him in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection in Washington.
Isaac Thomas of Genesee County seemed in U.S. District Court docket in Flint on Thursday, WJRT-TV reported.
“I used to be being instructed I used to be being charged with one rely of second-degree misdemeanor for trespassing. I am getting in there as of late, they hand me this paper that claims you’re a felon,” Thomas stated after the listening to.
The ten federal fees Thomas faces come with getting into or last in a limited construction; disorderly or disruptive habits in a limited construction; disorderly habits in a Capitol construction; act of bodily violence within the Capitol grounds or constructions; and assaulting, resisting or impeding positive officials the usage of a deadly weapon.
Thomas admits being on the U.S. Capitol, however he disputes the costs.
“I didn’t have any guns. I don’t personal guns, I don’t personal firearms,” he stated. “If any rules have been damaged, it used to be no longer my intent whatsoever, form or shape.”
Thomas used to be launched on a $10,000 unsecured bond. His case is being transferred to federal court docket within the District of Columbia. His subsequent court docket listening to is scheduled for Feb. 7.