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A judge upheld the pretrial detention of the men accused of using bear spray against police, helping rioters get past barricades.

Prosecutors Hint at Plea Deal for Ex-Trump Official Accused of Being on Front Lines of Jan. 6th Capitol Siege Adam Klasfeld © Provided by Law & Crime federico klein Federal prosecutors revealed their intention Monday to extend a plea offer to a former Trump State Department employee accused of being toward the front lines during the Jan. 6th siege on the U.S. Capitol Complex. The employee, Federico Guillermo “Freddie” Klein, served in Foggy Bottom’s office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs before being charged with six federal crimes in connection with the Jan. ...

Image from: FBI Until now, Munchel was not able to have any contact with his co-conspirators, one of whom is his mother. A Capitol riot defendant has been given permission by a federal judge to call his mother, his Capitol riot co-defendant, on Mother's Day. Eric Munchel, the so-called "zip tie man," and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, are charged in the January 6 Capitol riot, with prosecutors alleging they picked up zip ties inside the building and went into the Senate chamber as the crowd chanted "treason." The pair were initially in jail but are now released under strict conditions, includin...

Accused insurrectionists have mothers, too Eric Munchel wants to talk to his mom on Mother's Day, but that's a bit more complicated than simply picking up a phone. A federal judge must OK the call. Munchel is “zip tie guy” – the man photographed wielding plastic handcuffs in the Senate Chamber during the Jan. 6 insurrection – and he's barred from talking to his mother as a condition of his release, pending hearings in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Lisa Eisenhart, his mother, also is charged in the Capitol riot. “Mr. Munchel has not communicated with his mother since Januar...

CNN Newsource WASHINGTON DC (CNN) - A man accused in the attack on the U.S. capitol is asking a judge if he can call his mother, who is also accused in the riot, on Mother's Day. Eric Munchel of Tennessee was seen on a viral video carrying plastic zip-tie restraints inside the Capitol Jan. 6. His mother, Lisa Eisenhart is also charged in the insurrection. The pair were released under strict conditions, including being banned from talking to any other capitol riot co-defendants, including each other. Thursday, Munchel's attorney asked a federal judge for permission for the call to take place.