AKRON – A Stark County man accused of taking part in the U.S. Capitol insurrection will be released on bond.
John Douglas Wright, 54, appeared Thursday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Kathleen B. Burke for a detention hearing.
Burke agreed to release Wright on a $50,000 signature bond with GPS monitoring and social media and travel restrictions while Wright awaits his trial in Washington, D.C., according to Wright s attorney, Noah Munyer.
He must pass a home inspection before his release from custody. Mr. Wright is very grateful to be released on bond and return home to his wife. He now regrets his involvement in the Capitol protests on Jan. 6, Munyer said on Wright s behalf.
A Stark County man is accused of taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
John Douglas Wright, 54, was arrested Monday by law enforcement officers with the Cleveland Division of the FBI – Canton Resident Agency, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Canton Police Department, Jackson Township Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Wright, of Plain Township, pleaded not guilty at his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Akron before Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke. Wright waived his preliminary hearing. A detention hearing was set for 1 p.m. Thursday.
According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Wright faces charges of engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct and parading; demonstrating or picketing; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; obstruction of justice/Congress; and false statements to federal agents.
John Douglas Wright is facing multiple federal charges. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 2:57 PM EDT May 3, 2021
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A Stark County man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
A criminal complaint filed in federal court Monday says 54-year-old John Douglas Wright of Canton is facing multiple charges, including engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct and parading, demonstrating or picketing, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, obstruction of justice/Congress and making a false statement to federal officials.
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YOUNGSTOWN The drug and weapons charges filed against Raphael Ortiz, 40, on Thursday in U.S. District Court have been bound over to a federal grand jury.
Ortiz appeared by video for an initial appearance late Friday and waived a preliminary hearing.
Ortiz will remain in the Mahoning County jail until his next hearing.
Presiding over the hearing was Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke in Cleveland federal court.
Ortiz was arrested Wednesday after investigators entered his home on Wesley Avenue on the West Side and another home associated with him on Neilson Avenue on the South Side.
They recovered drugs, weapons and cash.