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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the mother of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol can be released from custody.
Lisa Eisenhart is accused of breaking into the U.S. Capitol with her son, Eric Munchel of Nashville.
Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley ruled Monday that Eisenhart poses no flight risk or danger to the public while awaiting trial.
Frensley ruled the same last week in the case of Eisenhart’s son, but a federal judge in Washington blocked Munchel’s release.
Authorities have said Munchel carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the insurrection.
Following a testimony at a detention hearing Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Jeffrey Frensley for the Middle District of Tennessee determined that Munchel wasn t considered a flight risk and believed he didn t pose harm to the public. However, federal prosecutors have argued his involvement in the insurrection is serious enough to keep him detained pending trial in an effort to ensure the community s safety.
An FBI search of Munchel s home turned up the tactical gear he wore during the January 6 incident at the Capitol, as well as five pairs of plastic handcuffs, multiple weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a drum-style magazine.
NASHVILLE — A federal judge on Sunday blocked the release of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for the District of Columbia set aside an order by a judge in