Sentencing for Micajah Jackson has been bumped to 11 AM. Prosecutors say the Marine Corps veteran/political commentator/Proud Boys affiliate should serve 60 days in jail — not the least of which because he's continued to downplay the #CapitolRiot and suggest it was a false flag.
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Micajah Jackson has continued to post on various social media sites under the name "TheJFKReport." In January, he uploaded a video to Twitter of himself accusing another J6er of being a federal agent. Yesterday, he posted he was being "persecuted" and compared himself to Jesus.
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Here's Micajah Jackson less than two months ago confronting another far-right Arizona activist who was also at the Capitol after apparently claiming he wanted to buy a bike from him. Gateway Pundit grabbed this and spun up a whole story about it.
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DOJ is asking for a split sentence of 60 days in jail followed by 36 months of probation. There is ongoing debate about whether a split sentence is allowed for Class "B" misdemeanors like the parading charge Jackson pleaded guilty to.
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Micajah Jackson's attorney says, despite him calling the #CapitolRiot a "psyop" and "the Washington Massacre" and claiming — as recently as last night — he was being "persecuted," he hasn't downplayed it. She also says he'll lose his VA benefits if he's in jail 30+ days.
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DOJ says, based on Micajah Jackson's well-documented mental health issues, the court should *not* consider a sentence of jail time without supervision afterward.
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AUSA Sean Murphy says Jackson will tell anyone who will listen that J6 was a psyop: "The sure volume of what the defendant has said, and continues to say on a near-daily basis, is frankly overwhelming. This has become his brand. This has become his springboard to notoriety."
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"It's only after his J6 notoriety that he's been able to build his brand of false flag conspiracy theories," AUSA Murphy says.
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Murphy says Micajah Jackson has repeatedly associated with Proud Boys, despite denying he's affiliated with them. He marched with them on J6, right behind Ethan Nordean, and wore the same bright orange tape on his arm they did.
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Micajah Jackson's business card features a picture of him posing with white nationalist-friendly Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar in September of last year.
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Jackson's attorney Micajah Jackson speaking now. Says the DOJ tried to draw a "very fine line" between holding Jackson accountable and protecting free speech. But, she says, she thinks they've crossed that line a bit.
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Judge Moss says it's "very hard to reconcile" Micajah Jackson's repeated and recent statements about the riot with the idea that he's genuinely remorseful.
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Jacob is weaving a careful path here, saying Micajah Jackson is remorseful for *his* conduct and *he* never subscribed to the Proud Boys' ideology and whatnot.
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"I just don't see how a 60-day sentence would serve the goals here," Jacob says. "He has been going to counseling. He has been pursuing education. So if the goal is deterrence here, I think probation would be far more effective than jail time."
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Jacob says if Micajah Jackson serves more than 30 days in jail he will lose his VA benefits. Says Judge Moss should consider that as a serious collateral consequence.
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Sounds like Judge Moss wants some time to consider all the arguments (and have attorneys research the split sentence question more). They'll be back in two weeks to hear Micajah Jackson's sentence.
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This will also give Micajah Jackson two more weeks to post about how January 6 was a psyop, so, we'll see how that plays out. As DOJ pointed out today, he is *prolific* online.
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