Robert Gieswein stated in a letter to the choose that it isn’t wholesome to be round individuals in the identical state of affairs as he’s, with conversations at all times turning to Jan. 6.
DENVER — A Coloradan accused of violence through the riot on the U.S. Capitol has requested to be launched from jail to distance himself from different accused insurrectionists.
Robert Gieswein, of Woodland Park, petitioned the court docket within the week earlier than Thanksgiving asking for reconsideration of his standing earlier than trial. Court docket paperwork say Gieswein and others arrested after the occasions on Jan. 6 are “susceptible to radicalization” by remaining collectively.
“…Mr. Gieswein, a really younger man who got here to the District alone, is now trapped in a extremely charged atmosphere that might doubtlessly exert undue affect on his considering, and will ultimately create stress on him to evolve, or to permit others’ political narratives to drive his considering and decision-making,” his attorneys stated.
In a handwritten letter to the choose, Gieswein himself stated he want to be launched to stay together with his godparents to assist his household financially and separate himself from the atmosphere.
“That reality is that January 6 was one loopy day with many parts, and I’ll by no means put myself right into a state of affairs like that once more,” he wrote. “… to spend every single day in right here like Groundhog’s Day … It’s pure on this atmosphere for the dialog at all times to show to January 6, and for us to look to one another for energy.”
Gieswein is accused of attacking police and spraying them with a chemical through the tried coup that occurred as Congress was set to certify the outcomes of the presidential election. He is accused of being one of many first rioters to enter the capitol, wearing army gear and carrying a baseball bat.
In court docket paperwork, Gieswein’s attorneys additionally raised a priority a couple of jail incident wherein inmates allegedly obtained sick after guards used an irritant spray to subdue one other inmate.
A listening to to contemplate his request hasn’t been schedule but.
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