UCLA Student Said to Be Involved in Jan. 6 Insurrection - Part 4

From the Bruin: A UCLA student facing charges for his role in the U.S. Capitol riots had access to weapons and unregistered guns in his California home before his arrest in February, according to court documents released Friday. Christian Secor, a political science undergraduate who is facing up to 20 years in prison after storming the Capitol building in January, was also planning an “ultra-secret” operation and may have had access to thousands of dollars in cash reserves, a court filing from the prosecution revealed Friday. Secor is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to ask for a release from federal custody. Secor’s defense attorney requested to end Secor’s detention in a motion filed Sunday so he could complete final exams, arguing that he would not pose a risk of leaving if put under GPS tracking and 24-hour home confinement.

Prosecutors, however, argued against Secor’s release in the court filing, claiming Secor would pose a threat to the community and would be a flight risk if released. Prosecutors said in the filing that the government has “grave concerns” that Secor could have access to a number of unregistered guns. When federal officers arrested Secor at his mother’s residence in February, they recovered a privately manufactured “ghost gun” – which was unregistered and had no serial numbers. Secor also had a .22 caliber rifle registered in his name, mace and body armor plates in his room and three knives and a baton in his car, according to the filing.

Secor also discussed an “ultra-secret” operation in phone messages obtained by prosecutors and met with one person to discuss the operation the night before his arrest, according to the filing. Police also found a destroyed phone in Secor’s car. Prosecutors found that Secor had thousands of dollars in cash reserves, which they said could have been used to evade law enforcement, and that he had discussed leaving California to evade federal officers before his arrest...

It is not clear if UCLA is pursuing disciplinary action against Secor. UCLA spokesperson Bill Kisliuk said in February that students’ conduct is governed by the Student Code of Conduct, but declined to specifically comment on Secor...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2021/03/19/christian-secor-to-appear-in-court-argue-for-release-from-federal-custody-wednesday