Anti-mask Capitol rioter to be released despite new gun charges
Source: raw story
September 09, 2021
An anti-mask activist and accused Capitol insurrectionist is expected to be released from jail this week despite new gun charges against him stemming from weapons FBI agents found when they arrested him earlier this month.
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Benjamin Martin, a real-estate agent from Fresno, Calif., faces six felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. When FBI agents arrested him at his home on Sept. 2, they found a safe containing four rifles, two shotguns, a pistol, and an assault rifle, according to a report from the local ABC affiliate. Martin is not allowed to possess weapons due to a 2018 domestic violence conviction, as well as a 2020 restraining order protecting his sister.
However, Magistrate Judge Erica P Grosjean on Wednesday agreed to release Martin from the Fresno County Jail, and he is expected to be out by Friday, according to his attorney, Roger Nuttall.
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"Federal prosecutors have an image of Ben Martin as someone with a violent history who's escalating and lashing out not just at his inner circle, but publicly," the station reported. "Video showed him yelling at officers to let them in the Capitol, clashing with officers at the door, and walking inside through the hallway." ...........................................
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Martin says he is innocent.
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Benjamin Martin at the Capitol (Department of Justice)
Ray Bruns
(4,117 posts)and kills 20 to 30 people before they arrest (and maybe a quick trip to burger king) until they decide to do anything.
llashram
(6,265 posts)he's a racist white terrorist!!! Oh, I forgot this is America, never mind...
turbinetree
(24,726 posts)die....will not keep you locked up.....while your trying to over thrown a duly elected government ...and this jerk comes from the Nunes district....
Comfortably_Numb
(3,838 posts)Justice my fat ass.
RobertDevereaux
(1,858 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,668 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)but a thug by any other name,,,,,
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Next time there will be twice as many, probably all armed. 1/6 was just a rehearsal.
The Mouth
(3,165 posts)I have guns. I like guns. I have zero problem with ventilated robbers, rapists, or carjackers.
But there are crazies who should NOT have guns, and this idiot is a perfect example.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)wonder if he's going to the reunion?
Back in April, Martin made headlines when he aggressively confronted a city council member about coronavirus restrictions at a local brewery.
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Grosjean, the magistrate, ordered Martin to be released on the condition that he provides a $200,000 property bond, which is expected to come from his fiancee's home.
"The process could take several weeks, so in the interim, the judge allowed Martin to put up $15,000 in cash and surrender his passport, allowing him to get out of jail sooner," the Fresno Bee reported. "Federal prosecutors consider Martin a flight risk."
dalton99a
(81,637 posts)Disgusting.
IcyPeas
(21,916 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Why not? It's America!