Prosecutors Ask Court to Order Oath Keepers Leader Detained Pending Trial on Jan. 6 Charges

The leader of the Oath Keepers group should remain locked up until trial on charges related to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said in a new court filing. Stewart Rhodes was one of 11 Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy last week. Because of the “compelling evidence” against Rhodes, “there are no conditions of release that can reasonably assure the safety of the community or the defendant’s appearance in court,” prosecutors wrote in the filing, which attempts to convince a judge to deny Rhodes bond. “And based on Rhodes’s evidence destruction aimed at hiding his crimes and the identities of his co-conspirators, he poses a risk of obstructing justice should he be released. Pretrial detention is warranted and necessary,” they added. A lawyer representing Rhodes, who is currently being held in federal jail in Texas, did not return a request for comment. Rhodes’ lawyers will likely file a …