Judge denies Grider motion to dismiss count in Capitol riot case
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday rejected a motion from Christopher Ray Grider to dismiss the most serious charge in the seven-count indictment against him for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Grider's attorney, Brent Mayr, of Houston, was seeking to dismiss Count 4 of the indictment, which carries a maximum 20-year prison term. Mayr claimed the statute fails to state an offense, fails to provide adequate notice of what Grider is charged with and does not ensure that the grand jury has found “sufficient evidence of the necessary elements of the offense.”
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia denied the dismissal motion Wednesday, as other judges faced with the same motion from others arrested in the Capitol riot have done.
"We’re disappointed but not surprised, especially given that other judges have denied the motion," Mayr said by email. "We still, however, believe that the law is on our side. The government has overcharged Mr. Grider with an inapplicable law and we look forward to appealing this decision to a higher court when and if the time comes."
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A screenshot from a video included in a federal criminal complaint against Chris Grider, shows Grider (right) standing outside a door leading to the Speaker's Lobby in the Capitol, according to the complaint.
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