'an attack on democracy." Capitol 'Zip Tie' Suspect Requests Mother's Day Conversation With Co-Defendant Mom. The Tennessean (5/6, 645K) reports, "Eric Munchel, dubbed 'zip tie guy' on social media after he was photographed holding a handful of plastic restraints inside the U.S. Capitol during the failed i

AP (1/24) reports, "U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for the District of Columbia set aside an order by a judge in Tennessee" that would release Eric Munchel, "a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month." The AP adds, "an

ngton will be released from jail to home confinement ahead of their trial after weeks of debate over how dangerous they might be." Prosecutors said "Eric Munchel, 30, and his mother, Lisa Marie Eisenhart, 57, both accused of trespassing at the Capitol and obstructing the congressional confirmation of Preside

'an attack on democracy." Capitol 'Zip Tie' Suspect Requests Mother's Day Conversation With Co-Defendant Mom. The Tennessean (5/6, 645K) reports, "Eric Munchel, dubbed 'zip tie guy' on social media after he was photographed holding a handful of plastic restraints inside the U.S. Capitol during the failed i

o defendants jailed for relatively minor offenses stemming from the Jan. 6 attack," US District Judge Royce Lamberth order Capitol insurrectionists Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, be released from jail ahead of their trial. The pair "will have their locations monitored at all times and are bann

L VIOLENCE NEWS Mom, Son Who Took Zip Ties Into Senate Convicted in 1/6 Riot The Associated Press (04/18, Kunzelman) reported that two individuals, Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, were convicted on all 10 counts in their indictment, including conspiracy to obstruct Congress, after they stormed

in nearly solitary confinement conditions." Eisenhart 'was charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol alongside her son, Eric Munchel. The pair are being tried together and remain in detention in Washington, D.C." The Tennessean adds, "Eisenhart's attorneys note that she has been r

ngton will be released from jail to home confinement ahead of their trial after weeks of debate over how dangerous they might be." Prosecutors said "Eric Munchel, 30, and his mother, Lisa Marie Eisenhart, 57, both accused of trespassing at the Capitol and obstructing the congressional confirmation of Presiden