The Maui News

Capitol suspect’s shirt a giveaway

-

Garret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcemen­t officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminat­ing message.

Miller’s shirt had a photograph of former President Donald Trump, and it said “Take America Backî” and “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021,î” federal prosecutor­s noted in a court filing Monday.

Prosecutor­s are urging a judge to keep Miller jailed while he awaits trial on charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riots in the nation’s capital.

Like many of the more than 300 people facing federal charges, Miller thoroughly documented and commented on his actions that day in a flurry of social media posts.

After Miller posted a selfie showing himself inside the Capitol building, another Facebook user wrote, “bro you got in?! Nice!” Miller replied, “just wanted to incriminat­e myself a little lol,”î prosecutor­s said.

Miller joined the mob that breached the Capitol building and later threatened to kill New York Rep. Alexandria OcasioCort­ez and a Capitol police officer, authoritie­s said.

After the Democratic congresswo­man tweeted the word “Impeach,î” Miller tweeted to her, “Assassinat­e AOC,”î according to prosecutor­s.

In a Jan. 10 post, Miller said the officer who shot a woman in the crowd of rioters should get a televised execution. Miller believed the officer was Black and called him a “prize to be taken,”î prosecutor­s said.

“He will swing,” he allegedly wrote. “I had a rope in my bag on that day.”î

Miller remains jailed in

Oklahoma City.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States