Two Oregonians charged with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., were released from pretrial custody Wednesday by separate judges.
Judge allows pretrial release of Oregon man accused in the U.S. Capitol breach OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com
Matthew Klein, one of two Oregon brothers accused in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, will be released from custody on Friday to a third-party guardian in Baker County, where he will be on home detention and GPS monitoring pending his trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss of the District of Columbia granted Klein’s pretrial release to a Baker County couple after refusing last week to allow him to live with his parents.
Judge: Pretrial release OK for man accused in Capitol riot
May 13, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A judge has ruled that one of two Oregon brothers accused in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be released from custody Friday to a third-party guardian, where he will be on home detention and GPS monitoring pending his trial.
U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss, of the District of Columbia, on Thursday granted Matthew Klein’s pretrial release to a Baker County couple after refusing to allow him to stay with his parents. Moss last week cited text messages that showed Klein’s mother and father warning Matthew’s younger brother and co-defendant Jonathanpeter Klein not to broadcast their roles, noting “braggers get caught,” according to court testimony and documents, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
PORTLAND A judge has ruled that one of two Oregon brothers accused in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be released from custody Friday to a third-party guardian, where he will be on home detention and GPS monitoring pending his trial.