2 Coloradans charged in connection with Capitol insurrection make first court appearances
One released on unsecured bond, another held pending next hearing
U.S. Department of Justice
Patrick Montgomery, 48, of Douglas County, and Robert Gieswein, 24, of Woodland Park, both made their initial appearances Tuesday afternoon in front of U.S. District of Colorado Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Both Montgomery and Gieswein appeared in court via video conference. Both Montgomery (left) and Gieswein (right) are pictured from federal court charging documents.
By: Blair Miller
and last updated 2021-01-20 09:29:25-05
DENVER â A federal magistrate judge ordered one Colorado man arrested in recent days in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to held in custody until his next court appearance and a second man from Colorado to be released on an unsecured bond Tuesday afternoon.
Aspen businessman Ryan Chadwick and three companies under his control the Aspen bar, Escobar Vodka and Escobar Aspen in Denver federal court.
The $5 million suit intended to force Chadwick into ceasing and desisting from using the Escobar monikers was served on the defendants in December. Escobar Inc.’s suit maintains it holds intellectual property rights to the name and also purports the company to be founded by Roberto Escobar, brother of the late Colombian drug lord.
Earlier this month, defense attorneys introduced a motion to dismiss casting the lawsuit in a questionable light and contending Escobar Inc. rents a UPS mailbox but calls it company headquarters.