A Capitol riot suspect tricked a judge into letting him travel and then schmoozed with other Jan. 6 defendants at a conference, feds say

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 14:36

Prosecutors say Gabriel Augustin Garcia duped a court to allow him to attend CPAC. — Prosecutors say Gabriel Augustin Garcia (left) duped a court to allow him to attend CPAC.
US District Court for the District of Columbia

A Capitol riot suspect tricked a court into allowing him to attend CPAC, prosecutors allege.
The suspect asked the court if he could travel to Washington, DC to attend another Jan. 6 trial.
Instead, he spent more than 12 hours at CPAC schmoozing with fellow January 6 defendants, prosecutors allege.

A Capitol riot suspect fooled a court into allowing him to travel to Washington, DC earlier this month and attend the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he took selfies and "socialized" with fellow January 6 defendants, federal prosecutors alleged on Monday.