Accused Capitol rioter detained again after he tried to flee a DUI arrest with an AR-15 in his car

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Prosecutors claimed that James Grant was among the first who was spotted harassing officers at the Capitol barricades during Trump's rally speech.

A large number of Trump supporters make their way to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesGrant is charged with assaulting officers at the Capitol barricades on January 6.

Judge Timothy Kelly ordered James Grant back to pre-trial detention during a hearing on Tuesday. Kelly also revoked Grant's pre-trial release, arguing that Grant violated the terms of his initial release and was a threat to those around him. Kelly told the courtroom that due to Grant's access to firearms, as well as a combination of his mental health and substance abuse issues, he found that Grant violated the conditions of his pre-trial release,On October 14, 2021, Grant was previously arrested in North Carolina on charges of assaulting Capitol Police officers during the insurrection. He was released the following day.

The accused rioters lifted up the metal barricade and shoved it"forward into the officers pushing them back from their positions and causing at least one officer to fall to the ground into the steps behind her and suffer a head injury and another officer to suffer an ankle injury," prosecutors said in court documents, adding that Grant and others continued harassing the officers until they were overwhelmed.

 

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