Oath Keepers Cached Weapons for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack, Prosecutors Say – WSJ

WASHINGTON The right-wing Oath Keepers militia group was prepared to move a stash of firearms and equipment from a Virginia hotel to rioters on Jan. 6 last year, federal prosecutors said, painting the most detailed portrait yet of the planning the group s members allegedly undertook as they tried to stop the certification of Joe Biden s 2020 presidential election win.

Edward Vallejo, a 63-year-old Arizona man arrested last week on seditious-conspiracy and other charges, worked with others to coordinate what they called quick reaction forces stationed at a Comfort Inn in Arlington, Va., prosecutors said.

The teams, armed with weapons, ammunition and essential supplies to last 30 days, awaited direction on the day of the riot and ultimately didn t need to deliver the materials since the group successfully breached the U.S. Capitol without them, the prosecutors said.

A federal magistrate judge in Arizona agreed Thursday afternoon with the government s request to detain Mr. Vallejo before trial, saying that he believed Mr. Vallejo presented a danger to the community given his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.

You were prepared to act, Magistrate Judge John Boyle said at the detention hearing in which Mr. Vallejo appeared via telephone. If&given that order, you would have complied, the judge said, describing how he believed Mr. Vallejo would have transported the weapons to the Capitol if asked.

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