Rioter Seeks Delayed Sentence Because Jail Is “Fun”

NBC News reports:

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to deny a Jan. 6 rioter’s request to delay his sentencing, arguing that the defendant may be seeking to remain incarcerated. Brandon Fellows was convicted last year after representing himself at trial, where he told jurors that Jan. 6 was a “beautiful day” and that he liked “the fact that those senators and congressman were in fear for their lives.”

He has been incarcerated since July 2021, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Feb. 29. Prosecutors are seeking 37 months in prison. “The Government has no doubt that he would like to delay his sentencing by any means necessary,” they wrote in a court filing. “The defendant has demonstrated that he is in no particular hurry for his case to conclude, even though he is in custody.”

Read the full article. There’s a lot more. Fellows, who has claimed to be autistic, is on record as praising his prison as “awesome and very fun.”

Wow, jury in Brandon Fellows Jan. 6 case is nervous that he might have their personal information. pic.twitter.com/UW90cuSjMq

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 31, 2023

NEW: Jan. 6 rioter Brandon Fellows may be seeking to delay his sentencing hearing because he really likes being locked up, federal prosecutors argue.

“remaining incarcerated may be the defendant’s goal.”https://t.co/z2Mn5OoLkQ

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 1, 2024