Capitol Rioter Robert Morss, a former teacher and ex-Army Ranger from Pennsylvania who was arrested over his role in the January 6th insurrection was ordered by a federal judge to remain in jail as he faces a staggering 53 counts including robbery and assault, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
According to the report, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden on Friday rejected a motion filed by Morss’s attorney to free his client pending his trial.
“In a motion for release, he and his lawyers maintain that he has been subjected to poor treatment in jail and cited his military service, his lack of criminal record, a pending job in the Washington area and an offer of a place to live with a fellow veteran as reasons to let him go,” the Post-Gazette reported.
But the judge wasn’t having it.
“Every person who was present without authority in the Capitol on January 6 contributed to the chaos of that day and the danger posed to law enforcement, the United States Vice President, members of Congress, and the peaceful transfer of power. However, Morss violently led that effort and thus his specific conduct aggravated that chaos and danger,” assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Jackson informed the court, adding that Morss has shown no regret for his actions.
“Morss came prepared for violence and then repeatedly led the violent mob attacking law enforcement in an effort to overtake the Capitol,”. His actions inherently prove he is a danger to the community at large, and the law enforcement officers who stand in the way of his ideological beliefs, whose safety can only be assured by his detention,” she added.
