Men charged with assaulting police at Capitol riot remain jailed for now
Updated 3:09 PM;
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From left, Julian Khater, George Tanios and Officer Brian Sicknick. Khater and Tanios are charged with assaulting Sicknick during the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. (File and FBI photos)
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For over two hours Tuesday morning, defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over whether Julian Khater and George Tanios should remain in jail until their trial on accusations they assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 - including one from New Jersey.
But the virtual hearing based in federal court in Washington, D.C ended without a decision. Judge Thomas H. Hogan said he needs time to digest all the evidence presented so far, and asked the parties to come back later next week for more oral arguments.
N.J. man accused of assaulting Capitol officer wants to post $15M bond, backed by 16 relatives
Updated 2:15 PM;
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From left, Julian Khater, George Tanios and Officer Brian Sicknick. Khater and Tanios are charged with assaulting Sicknick during the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. (File and FBI photos)
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The two men charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the Jan. 6 riot portray themselves in court papers as educated, hardworking businessmen with deep family roots who have no prior criminal histories and deserve to be freed on bail.
They are not members of far-right groups, and the evidence against them is suspect, neither entered the U.S. Capitol and they are accused of one, isolated act, they argue. Nevertheless, they pose no flight risk and will appear in court, they say in motions seeking to be let out of a jail in Washington, D.C.
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