Appeals Court Denies Pre-Trial Release For Proud Boy

Law & Crime reports:

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ruled that a member of the far-right Proud Boys militia group accused of using chemical spray on police during the Capitol riot will remain in jail while he awaits his court date.

A three-judge panel unanimously denied Christopher Worrell’s emergency motion to reconsider last month’s district court ruling.

Worrell, who resides and was arrested in Florida, was charged in March with a litany of federal crimes including “carry[ing] a deadly and dangerous weapon” on restricted grounds. According to the charging documents, Worrell went to D.C. with a tactical vest with a canister of gel-based pepper spray clipped to the front.

Read the full article. Last month Worrell demanded pre-trial release because he had contracted COVID in jail.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Keep Proud Boy Behind Bars Ahead of Trial for Pepper Spraying Police Officershttps://t.co/LPioxXvr1y

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