Anthony Williams.Photo: US Attorney’s Office, Washington D.C.
A federal judge rebuked a Michigan man this week after the man filed a motion on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots seeking to travel to Jamaica — a trip that would have come as he awaits trial for allegedly storming the complex that day.
Williams is among the hundreds accused of storming the U.S. Capitol a year ago, as part of a pro-Trump mob, in what investigators allege he called the “proudest day of my life.”
Williams has since beenindictedon five charges, including entry into a restricted building and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He has pleaded not guilty. (Williams' attorney declined to comment to PEOPLE.)
Rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Samuel Corum/Getty
As a result of his charges, Williams can’t travel outside the country without approval from the judge in his case.
Judge Howell denied Williams' request the same day he filed the motion.
Williams is one of more than 700 individuals the Department of Justice has charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6.
More than 150 of those accused have pleaded guilty to charges ranging from assaulting police officers to felony obstruction.
In anaddress delivered earlier this week, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the the Justice Department “remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law,” adding the department would pursue those responsible, “whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.”
source: people.com
