Mathew ‘Mateo Q’ Capsel Ordered Released Before Trial for Allegedly Attacking National Guardsmen at the U.S. Capitol

One of the numerous U.S. Capitol rioters apparently inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory, Mathew “Mateo Q” Capsel has been ordered released while awaiting trial for allegedly assaulting National Guardsmen, an act that prosecutors say he recorded and publicized on TikTok. U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly said that she had serious concerns about Capsel’s danger to the community and risk of flight, but she believed that those could be addressed via GPS monitoring, travel restrictions, supervision and mental health treatment. Prosecutors allege that the Capitol insurrection was not Capsel’s first brush with the law for an alleged act of violence. “There’s violence in this defendant’s history, as a juvenile and as an adult,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Bloodworth said. Bloodworth said that Capsel had been accused of domestic battery and left the state of Illinois, where he missed a court appearance for that incident. Authorities claim that Capsel shared evidence of assaulting National Guardsmen on social media on Jan. 6. “In this video, Capsel, identifiable by the tattoos on his face and neck, and wearing the same hat, shirt, and necklace, is fighting against National Guardsmen until he is pepper sprayed, as shown in the last screenshot,” an FBI affidavit states. “Specifically, the video depicts Capsel charging against a lined group of National Guardsmen, running into their protective shields.” Multiple witness shared snippets from Capsel’s social media feed with the FBI. “Witness 1 reported that they were a former neighbor of Capsel and that Capsel was ‘known to be violent,’” the affidavit continues . “On or about January 13, 2020, the FBI received a tip from Witness 2 who submitted screenshots of Facebook posts by ‘Mateo Q Capsel’ stating that they are friends on social media with Capsel and that Capsel ‘was at Capitol building when the protesters and rioters got on the building before entering’ and had video of this on his Facebook page.” This is a developing story… (Images via FBI, Twitter screengrab) The post Mathew ‘Mateo Q’ Capsel Ordered Released Before Trial for Allegedly Attacking National Guardsmen at the U.S. Capitol first appeared on Law & Crime .
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