Man who wore 'I Was There' T-shirt to remain in jail
A federal judge refused Thursday to set bail for a Texas man who was wearing a T-shirt that said, “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021,” when he was arrested on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
U.S. Judge Carl Nichols ordered Garret Miller to remain jailed pending trial, concluding the Dallas man poses a danger to the community.
Miller didn't give a statement to the law enforcement officers who arrested him at his home two weeks after the riots, prosecutors said.
But they noted he was wearing a T-shirt that said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021.”
Prosecutors presented a photograph of Miller wearing the shirt during an earlier hearing for his case and cited it in seeking his pretrial detention.
Defense attorney F. Clinton Broden conceded Miller entered the Capitol that day but said his client didn't engage in any violence.
