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Judges slap down court for siding with DOJ to keep 'zip tie guy' and his mom behind bars ahead of trial Jerry Dunleavy © Provided by Washington Examiner A trio of appeals court judges slapped down a district court’s decision to keep a man dubbed the “zip tie guy” by the media and his mother behind bars pending a trial for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The appeals court panel concluded that the Justice Department had not properly demonstrated that the two defendants posed a danger to the community. Eric Munchel and his mother Lisa Eisenhart were arrested in...

A Proud Boys leader facing conspiracy charges for his role in the U.S. Capitol siege on Thursday asked a federal judge to keep him out of jail ahead of his trial, saying the Justice Department's bid to detain him is based on old evidence.

He is known as the “zip tie guy.” In one of the most iconic photographs of the January 6 Capitol melee, Eric Munchel, wearing tactical gear, is seen holding up a fistful of zip ties in the Senate gallery. Munchel, the media quickly concluded, brought the flex cuffs to arrest lawmakers attempting to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. The woman photographed with him later was identified as his mother, Lisa Eisenhart. The top federal prosecutor who handled the first two months of the Justice Department’s Capitol breach probe recently bragged that Munchel was one of the...

The mother of a U.S. Capitol riot suspect dubbed the "zip-tie guy" is unfairly isolated in a Washington jail because she supports former President Trump, her attorney said Wednesday, raising more questions in a case where prosecutors have acknowledged some of the accusations lodged against the pair were exaggerated.

The Senator has become a controversial figure as opponents queue up to run against him. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Ron Johnson. File photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / (CC BY-SA) Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson had just seven minutes to ask key members of law enforcement questions about an attack on the U.S. Capitol that was unprecedented in modern American history. It’s not much time, but it was the rule for rank-and-file lawmakers at the Feb. 23 joint hearing of the Senate’s homeland security and ...