The man with a Nazi flag who authorities say crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier outside the White House Monday and told investigators he would kill President Biden is not a U.S. citizen or lawful resident, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.
The new details came during the initial hearing for Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, in U.S. District Court in D.C., where he is facing a single count of destroying property in the incident that grabbed national media attention. No one was hurt, but authorities allege Kandula said he was willing to commit violence as part of a plan to seize power.
Assistant Federal Public Defender Diane Shrewsbury, who was appointed to represent Kandula, did not offer a defense of Kandula in court and declined to comment after the hearing. Kandula, who appeared in an orange jump suit, did not enter a plea and spoke only to answer the judge’s questions. Kandula graduated from Marquette in 2022, school officials said. He also played on the tennis team and was part of student council. His family did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.Varshith Kandula, 19, of Missouri, faces multiple charges after police said he intentionally crashed a rented U-Haul near the White House on May 22.
A search of Kandula and the U-Haul turned up no weapons, ammunition or explosives, according to charging documents.
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