Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 1 - 3 of 3
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin will remain in federal prison without bail. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui on Monday denied a request for his release, citing past actions and statements as “troubling” and noting his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Why was the defendant there at that date and time? By his own words ‘to stop Chinese theft of the election.’ I’m not sure what that means,” Faruqui said. Faruqui said Griffin’s intent in returning to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of...
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin remains at a federal prison in Washington, D.C., following his Jan. 17 arrest on charges of knowingly entering a restricted building related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol Building. According to court documents, Griffin was in 14-day isolation due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 test. Griffin has also reportedly refused to speak with the judge in his case, Judge Zia M. Faruqui. Faruqui stated in an order filed last week that...
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin’s initial court appearance related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is scheduled for Monday. He will appear telephonically, according to court documents. Federal authorities have asked Griffin be held in pre-trial detention, saying he is a flight risk and a danger to the community. “(Griffin) is the founder and leader of a political committee called, ‘Cowboys for Trump,’ on whose behalf he has engaged in inflammatory, racist, and at least borderline threatening advocacy,” court records s...
