John Sullivan, an activist who supports Black Lives Matter and opposes President Donald Trump, was released conditionally without bail on Friday after he was arrested and charged for his alleged activities at the U.S. Capitol amid the breach of the building on Jan. 6.
The Department of Justice on Jan. 14 announced that Sullivan, 27, was arrested on the same day in Utah and charged with being on restricted grounds without authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct, and interfering with law enforcement.
“We seek detention, but we want 3 days,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Reeves at the hearing, according to the outlet.
“First you have to meet the threshold for a detention hearing,” Oberg said.
The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sullivan was released under the condition that he surrenders his passport, wears a GPS monitor, undergoes a mental health check, and remains home unless for court-approved activities—including work, religious services, and medical treatment.
Sullivan is also prohibited from possessing firearms. He also has to maintain or seek full-time employment and stop working for Insurgence USA, an activist group he founded, although he doesn’t have to surrender control of the group. The group calls itself anti-fascist and opposes police brutality.
Defense attorney Mary Corporon said that he “will obtain more traditional employment working for a third party.”
“He will not dissolve it [Insurgents USA]. But no employment there. No Internet is a problem. The only job he could get is on a farm, like another client. He'll need a smartphone to get a job. That is not an appropriate restriction,” Corporon told the judge. She also added, “Not all of his First Amendment rights should be taken from him.”
Reeves had argued that Sullivan should remain in custody until the legal case resolves, alleging that Sullivan “thrives at inciting chaos,” the outlet reported. Reeves also noted reports of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitols and in Washington ahead of Jan. 20 as among reasons to keep Sullivan behind bars.
Four more deaths, which took place outside of the building, were linked to the chaos on Jan. 6 on Capitol grounds. Three of them were due to medical reasons, with one man dying of a heart attack and another of a stroke, and one woman was crushed by the crowd, several media reported. A Capitol police officer, Brian Sicknick, died the following day because he was “injured while physically engaging with protesters,” Capitol Police said.
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