Unrepentant Jan. 6 defendant who brought gun with him asserts he’d ‘be here for another reason’ if he found Pelosi
June 18, 2022 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
A Jan. 6 defendant admitted that he used a baton on officers and brought a loaded gun to the Capitol during the 2021 protest, proclaiming that if he had found Nancy Pelosi, he’d “be here for another reason.”
Mark Mazza, 57, who is from Indiana, pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges. He originally denied any wrongdoing that day but was reportedly caught on video showing him swinging a stolen baton at officers. Another video clip allegedly shows Mazza holding open a door so other protesters could enter the Capitol building, while shouting, “We own this house!”
Mazza “showed no remorse” according to CNN host Jake Tapper who spoke about the protester at the beginning of his show on Friday, adding that his case “does not sound like the peaceful protests, the tourists that some GOP lawmakers insist actually were there on January 6th.”
Mazza’s signed statement from May recounts the agreed-upon facts of his case with federal authorities, according to Law & Crime.
“When one MPD officer was using his metal collapsible baton to push back the rioters, Mazza took control of the baton from the officer’s hand,” the statement of offense charges. “Mazza then armed himself with the baton and swung the baton overhead and downward to strike at the officers in the tunnel entrance. Mazza’s baton struck MPD Officer P.N. in the arm. After striking at the officers with the baton, Mazza yelled at the officers, ‘This is our f***ing house! We own this house! We want our house! Get out of the citizen of the United States’ way!’”
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