The Capitol riot suspect told CNN that he might 'do it again' and called the idea of going to prison 'a complete joke' one day before prosecutors requested that he be jailed.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves asked for the pretrial release of Joshua Pruitt to be revoked in a
Pruitt, known by the moniker"Jacked Beast" online, has a prior criminal history including 19 arrests and eight convictions. He was wearing a GPS monitor while on probation in multiple states and was already subject to curfew and other release conditions at the time that he allegedly committed crimes related to the Capitol breach.
Pruitt was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail and one year of probation for two violations in November. Pretrial services filed a report with the court on Tuesday detailing seven more alleged violations and recommending that he be placed in custody.
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