Commissioner of Otero County and the co-founder of ‘Cowboys for Trump’ who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Couy Griffin is reportedly in isolation in federal custody for refusing to take a COVID-19 test and to show up to his first hearing, according to court documents.
According to Business Insider, Griffin’s lawyer filed a motion for his client’s release, saying that he was struggling in isolation. In response, the judge said that “simply taking a COVID-19 test, something hundreds of millions of people have safely done across the world, will allow the defendant to exit isolation.” He was also reminded by the judge to show up to his February 1 hearing or remain in detention and be held in contempt.
Griffin was arrested on Sunday and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, according to the Justice Department.
On the day of the riot, Griffin filmed himself in D.C. calling for more riots while pledging that the mob would return on inauguration day and “blood will run out of the building.”
