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The Department of Justice revealed new accusations against a Texas man who allegedly participated in the attack on the Capitol and published death threats online against Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a Capitol police officer, CNN reported.
Garret Miller of Dallas, Texas faces five criminal charges stemming from the attack on the Capitol, including burglary and death threats. Miller allegedly tweeted, “assassinate AOC,” according to court documents.
He also said that the police officer who shot and killed a Trump supporter during the attack He “deserves to die” and he will not “survive long” because it is “hunting season.”
Prosecutors said in recently released court documents that Miller posted widely on social media before and during the attack , saying “a civil war could start” and “next time we bring the guns.”
Miller was arrested Wednesday, according to the Justice Department. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to keep him in jail pending trial, and a detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Clint Broden, Miller’s attorney, told CNN Saturday that his client “certainly regrets what he did.”
“He did it in support of the former president (Donald) Trump, but regrets his actions. He has the support of his family, and many of the comments, viewed in context, are actually a kind of misguided political hyperbole. split these days, there’s a lot of hyperbole, “ said Broden.
Ocasio-Cortez posted on Friday Miller’s indictment documents on Twitter and then he tweeted: “On the one hand you have to laugh and, on the other, know that the reason they were so cheeky is because they thought they were going to be successful.”
On one hand you have to laugh, and on the other know that the reason they were this brazen is because they thought they were going to succeed.
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 23, 2021
