Accused Capitol Rioter May Invoke Insanity Defense

Law & Crime reports:

Just weeks after he agreed to a bench trial before a federal judge in Washington, D.C., accused Jan. 6 rioter Trevor Brown of Novi, Michigan, has said he might invoke an insanity defense. Prosecutors say that on Jan. 6, 2021, Brown was at the front of a crowd of rioters trying to force their way inside of the Capitol before 4 p.m.

FBI agents said when they began review of his social media, Brown left them easy clues to identify him: his Facebook profile photo was of him at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the banner of his Facebook page also featured a scene from that day. One such message on Facebook Jan. 6, 2021, stated: “The world is a stage & Jiu jitsu saved my life many times tonight.”

On Jan. 7, 2021, Brown also allegedly posted a Facebook message below a screenshot of the rioting at the tunnel. This time, he wrote: “I May or May not know who’s on the PA screaming ‘HEEVE HO.’ Today these elitist creeps are getting the same thing we live with everyday, fear for their own safety. The whole whore house needs to be cleaned out.”

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Brown is infamous among the accused rioters for his apparent belief that they were storming the White House, not the US Capitol.

Accused Capitol rioter who claimed he was the ‘first person to breech the White House’ on Jan. 6 hints at potential insanity defense https://t.co/1CGT9BIe1n

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