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Daniel Baker was convicted Thursday of making threats to attack right-wing provocateurs he believed were destined to descend on Florida’s Capitol building to take it over.
After two days of trial in which the 33-year-old Army veteran testified on his own behalf, jurors deliberated for about four hours before returning two guilty verdicts on federal counts he used the internet to transmit two true threats to kidnap or injure.
Baker, who has been held in federal detention in Tallahassee since his arrest, will be sentenced on Aug. 16.
He didn t react to the unanimous verdict issued by 12 jurors. However, friends of his in the gallery had expressions of shock on their face. They left the courthouse without commenting on the verdict. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys declined to comment.
Tallahassee man found guilty of Florida Capitol threats
By Ryan Dailey article
Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
During a trial that lasted about 2½ days, Baker’s defense argued that the series of social media posts that led to his arrest were jokes. Federal prosecutors set out to prove that inflammatory rhetoric Baker posted online constituted a true threat.
Ultimately, the 12-person jury returned a guilty verdict after roughly four hours of deliberation.
Florida man found guilty in plot to confront protests at state Capitol
Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
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By Ryan Dailey
Updated Earlier today
TALLAHASSEE â A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges.
Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
TALLAHASSEE A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges.
Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
During a trial that lasted about 2½ days, Baker’s defense argued that the series of social media posts that led to his arrest were “jokes.” Federal prosecutors set out to prove that “inflammatory rhetoric” Baker posted online constituted a true threat.
A man who plotted to confront would-be protesters at Florida s Capitol was found guilty.
A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges.
Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
During a trial that lasted about 2 ½ days, Baker’s defense argued that the series of social media posts that led to his arrest were “jokes.” Federal prosecutors set out to prove that “inflammatory rhetoric” Baker posted online constituted a true threat.