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Grapevine Man Larry Brock JR Released On Special Conditions While Awaiting Trial For His Role In The Capitol Riots

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A Grapevine man, who had been arrested due to participation in the Capitol riot, was released from jail with specific conditions.
Larry Brock Jr. was seen in the Capital riots wearing a military-style helmet with body armor and arrested later. On Thursday, he had a detention hearing which lasted for an hour and a half.
He was released that afternoon, as ordered by the Federal Judge, and released on the conditions of being confined to his home, must wear a monitoring device, and surrender all weapons.
Police presence outside the Federal Courthouse in Fort Worth Thursday afternoon was much stronger than when he first appeared in court on Monday.
During his hearing, he wore a jail uniform flip flops and a face mask, his parents, plus several other supports attended his hearing.
As prosecutors displayed pictures of him wearing combat gear and carrying “white flex cluffs” at the Capitol Riots on January 6, he looked down. It was stated by an FBI agent testimony, that they had a search warrant for Brock’s Grapevine home, where they found the combat jacket, as well as patches, that was identified by the ex-wife.
Prosecutors tried to convince the judge that he was a danger to society by showing Brock’s social media post, one of his posts on the day of the riot stated – “Patriots are storming. Men with guns need to shoot their way in.”
The defense retorted with his years of military service, and his honorable discharge. The Judge, concluding in the end, decided to release Larry Brock Jr. on certain conditions.
It was stated by former U.S. Attorney Richard Roper, who is not related to the case in any way stated that – “The judge obviously thought that he showed up for trial and does not pose a danger to society. He has an admirable record as a veteran, and that obviously had some play in the judge’s decision. What will happen next is he will be called upon to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty in D.C., and then he’ll have to eventually face trial.”
In the coming weeks, Richard expects the case to be heard by a grand jury in Washington D.C., but Attorneys of both sides have no set time frame for when that would happen.