Capitol assailant asks to have his ankle monitor removed because he considers it noisy

VIOLENCE. The assault on Congress left five dead on January 6 / EFE

A defendant accused of participating in the assault on the Capitol asked a judge to remove the GPS monitor on his ankle, considering it noisy, a part that accompanies him as part of the probation he is on.

The context: Gabriel Augustin García, according to the prosecutors handling the case, is part of the Proud Boys, an extremist group that has demonstrated its support for former President Donald Trump and whose members said they were present in Washington DC on January 6 of this year.

  • According to Augustin García, the piece generates a lot of noise when it is around shops.
  • The motion was filed by his attorneys earlier this month in the US District Court.

What do they say?: According to the Florida man’s lawyers, “the monitor around his ankle is not safe and is a hazard for work,” they added that as part of his job, Garcia “climbs stairs and the GPS monitor often gets stuck. on the next step when he goes up ”.

  • The document adds that “the monitor has started to emit a random beep, immediately followed by an embarrassing phone call asking for its exact location.”
  • Augustin García will have a audience state next Tuesday.

Main source of the news: The Hill



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