Infowars host Alex Jones is holding weapons for 2 of his staff after they have been charged for his or her roles within the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault.
In a Chapter 11 chapter assertion filed Tuesday and first reported by The Washington Submit on Thursday, a bit asking for Jones to establish property he owns or controls mentions “Holding firearms for sure January sixth members to be supplied.”
Jones informed HuffPost the firearms belong to 2 different members of his Infowars media empire: host Owen Shroyer and video editor Sam Montoya, who've each been charged for his or her roles within the riot.
“Each their legal professionals respectively requested us if they may retailer these weapons right here whereas the instances have been occurring,” Jones stated. “As a result of request of their legal professionals we've ... saved the weapons right here.”
Shroyer is charged with 4 misdemeanors associated to his involvement within the Capitol assault. Final yr, a decide denied Shroyer’s try to get the fees dismissed. Montoya pleaded responsible final yr to breaching the Capitol.
“We're within the Capitol, child!” Montoya recorded himself saying on the time, in response to courtroom data.
Jones filed for chapter with the Southern District of Texas in December following two huge courtroom losses over his repeated lies that the 20 youngsters and 6 adults who have been killed in Connecticut’s 2012 Sandy Hook college capturing by no means died. He now owes the households almost $1.5 billion.
Jones attended the Cease the Steal rally held simply earlier than the riot on the Capitol, and was seen on the Capitol steps addressing the mob through the assault itself. Jones was additionally in touch with a number of distinguished individuals belonging to the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist gang that has seen a number of of its members put on trial for his or her roles within the assault.
The submitting says Jones has reported property ― together with boats and lifelong helicopter entry ― value an estimated $10 million.
With Infowars, which generates earnings off of Jones’ lies, the conspiracy theorist has offered a whole bunch of tens of millions of dollars’ value of dietary supplements and survival gear. As an illustration, between 2005 and 2008, the Infowars retailer offered $165 million value of product, HuffPost first reported final yr.
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