U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman called the man’s threats “vicious, laced with profanity, disgusting in every way.”
Capriotti left a voicemail for a member of Congress on Dec. 29, 2020, in which he said “we will surround the motherf—ing White House and we will kill any motherf—ing Democrat that steps on the motherf—ing lawn.”
Meanwhile, Capriotti’s attorney has pointed to the “very light sentences” given to many people convicted for their participation in the Capitol breach. Defense attorney Jack Corfman also argued in a recent court memo that “our current political rhetoric has led to widespread use of harsher, more inflammatory language.”
Capriotti has spent more than a year in downtown Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center. A magistrate judge ordered Capriotti held in federal custody Jan. 21, 2021 — the day after Biden’s inauguration — after a prosecutor played part of Capriotti’s voicemail rant in court.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James Durkin wrote in his own court memo that Capriotti has about 25 previous convictions. Though many are for traffic offenses, they also include convictions for domestic battery and assault, according to the prosecutor. That record meant that “Capriotti is capable of following through on his anger and threats,” Durkin wrote.
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