Alleged Oath Keepers member Thomas Caldwell, who was charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol breach and was previously a section chief for the FBI, was granted a pretrial release from jail by a Washington judge on Friday. Caldwell was ordered by Judge Amit Mehta to be under strict home confinement pending trial. Mehta took into account a back injury that Caldwell, 65, had suffered. Caldwell claimed to be too disabled to partake in the breach or to be a flight risk. Mehta ultimately concluded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not fully show Caldwell’s direct role in planning the violence or breaching the Capitol during the Joint Session of Congress. “There is an absence of direct evidence, at least, of planning by Caldwell to enter the Capitol building … And ultimately, he did not enter the building,” Mehta said, reported Politico, adding that Caldwell also cannot have access …
Judge Orders Release of Man Charged in Capitol Breach Who Previously Worked for FBI
March 12, 2021
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