Man wanted to shoot Pelosi and DC mayor, court filing says

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13 January, 2021, 09:10 pm
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He was one of the early people charged by Justice Department prosecutors in federal court
File Photo: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press briefing on the 27th day of a partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

In a new detention memo, prosecutors say a man who had texted he wanted to kill US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and brought guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo to Washington last week also wrote about shooting DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

The new details about Cleveland Meredith Jr., revealed in a court filing seeking his detention on Wednesday, highlight how the man had been discussing "war time" against lawmakers as the congressional confirmation of Joe Biden as the President-elect neared, reports the CNN.

Meredith is currently detained and set to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.

"The defendant sent a text stating, 'We're gonna surround DC and slowly constrict.' Apparently under the impression that law enforcement was monitoring his communications, the defendant later sent a text stating, 'I'm harmless . . . I won't fire until ordered SIR!'"

He was one of the early people charged by Justice Department prosecutors in federal court. There are now around two dozen known federal criminal defendants related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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