Christian Matthew Manley is allegedly seen in videos trying to breach the Capitol, using pepper spray twice on officers and lobbing a metal rod at police.
A judge on Thursday denied an alleged Capitol rioter's bid for release from jail, accusing the Alabama native of"leading the charge" during the January 6 insurrection, the Associated Press reported. Christian Matthew Manley, 26, who has lived in Alaska since August, faces a handful of charges, including assaulting or resisting officers using a dangerous weapon and civil disorder.
"He was leading the charge, so to speak," U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew McCrary Scoble said, adding that Manley was not an innocent bystander, but"came to fight."A judge on Thursday denied an alleged Capitol rioter’s bid for release from jail, accusing the Alabama native of “leading the charge” during the January 6 insurrection. Above, the Statement of Facts to support the complaint and arrest warrant for Christian Manley is photographed on October 19.
Among the factors in the judge's decision to detain him was that breaching the Capitol by itself was a threat to society, and Manley could be a flight risk since he didn't have any close ties to Anchorage. An informant told the FBI they met Manley who he had allegedly told them he attended the riot, according to a statement filed by a special agent investigating the case.
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