Prosecutors say man who brought weapons to Capitol carried list of 'good guys' and 'bad guys'

Source: The Hill | January 12, 2021 | Harper Neidig

A man who allegedly brought guns, bombs and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to the Capitol riot last week was carrying a list of “good guys” and “bad guys,” prosecutors told a federal court on Tuesday.

The federal prosecutor’s office in Washington, D.C., submitted evidence photos of what it said was collected from a truck belonging to Lonnie Coffman, an Alabama man facing 17 counts of gun charges following his arrest near the Capitol last Wednesday.

Prosecutors included a picture of what appear to be some notes Coffman had written, including a list of public officials. He listed a federal judge as a “bad guy” and a note next to Rep. André Carson’s (D-Ind.) name, referring to him as “one of two Muslims in the House of Reps.”

Carson’s office was not immediately able to comment. The Indiana Democrat is one of three Muslim members currently in the House.

The U.S. attorney’s office for D.C. submitted the evidence to support its request that Coffman remain in custody while awaiting trial.

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Coffman’s handwritten notes included a quote from Abraham Lincoln about overthrowing “the men who pervert the Constitution.” He lists two conservative journalists as “good” and what appears to be telephone numbers for Sean Hannity, conservative radio host Mark Levin and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

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