defendant to be released from prison pending his appeal, a decision that directly rebuked Justice Department prosecutors’ claims that he posed a “heightened danger” during an election year., granted the request from convicted Confederate flag-wielding Jan. 6 defendant Kevin Seefried to be released from prison pending his appeal, writing in anthat prosecutors failed to prove a suggestion that he poses a threat or that “events that led to the riot are reasonably likely to recur.
Seefried was sentenced to three years in prison last February after he was charged with obstructing an official proceeding and four trespassing and disorderly conduct misdemeanors, which altogether amount to a potential 23-year prison sentence. “The prospect of this additional time may make it more likely that he flees rather than returning to prison,” Graves added at the time.
McFadden’s approval of Seefried’s request marks a rare occurrence where a Washington, D.C., judge has sided with a defendant seeking to alter the terms of their sentence, or possibly remain free on appeal, while the Supreme Court is preparing to take on theThe judge said that the date of his release would be one year from the date he surrendered to the Bureau of Prisons, which was May 31, 2023.
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