(CNN) A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, ruling that he was too dangerous to release and slamming him for using his military training to help organize the mob and eventually breach the Capitol.
This came hours after the Justice Department released new videos of Morss, which the judge said show how he took on an impromptu leadership role in the attack, coordinating with other rioters and instigating clashes with police.
"He is willing to use his training or experience to organize with the rioters on January 6 ... thereby making their actions more effective, more forceful and more violent" Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey said. Harvey went on to say that the rioters "appeared disorganized" until Morss, who was "in his element" as a former Army Ranger, began issuing instructions.
According to Pentagon records, Morss was in the Army from 2011 to 2015, and was deployed to Afghanistan three times. He was specialist when he retired from military service.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Velkyn01 on July 21st, 2021 at 13:11 UTC »
I can see the argument. All a disorganized mob needs is someone with a loud voice and a plan to get them pointed in the right direction. Inertia takes over after that.
black_flag_4ever on July 21st, 2021 at 13:06 UTC »
I still can’t believe people were willing to try and overthrow the government so that Trump could stay in power - going to jail for the stupidest president we’ve ever had.
Edit: Just because Trump insurrectionists had a very dumb, poorly thought out idiotic plan, doesn’t mean they weren’t trying to overthrow our government. They weren’t sacking the capital for the lols.
If you’re still a Trump supporter and have a hard time understanding this, just imagine all the rioters were Hispanics or blacks and they were trying to keep Obama in power.
Dickslap24 on July 21st, 2021 at 12:58 UTC »
Weaponized military training seems redundant