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For one of the biggest moments of his life, Eric Bochene wore a faded white t-shirt and sat in an empty, green-walled conference room, straining to hear the volume from the computer. He grimaced as the virtual conference technology glitched. And he frequently voiced his frustration with his situation.

Bochene pleaded guilty in late August to a federal criminal charge for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack. But he didn't stand in a courtroom. His lawyer wasn't standing next to Bochene. Instead the attorney was on a separate virtual conference connection. And Bochene wasn't permitted to choose his own outfit.

Though he was pleading guilty to only a misdemeanor charge, Bochene was required to appear remotely for his hearing from a holding room in the Broome County jail in Binghamton, NY. He wore his jail outfit, sitting beneath fluorescent lights, because Bochene isn't a typical Jan. 6 defendant.

Bochene is one of a growing number of U.S. Capitol riot defendants who absconded and became fugitives after their arrests or initial court appearances.

The prosecution related to the Jan. 6, 2021 siege is the largest in American history, with approximately 1,100 criminal defendants from nearly every state. Though more than 600 of those defendants have pleaded guilty and dozens more have gone to trial, at least six became – or were — fugitives over the course of this summer. Some are still wanted by the FBI. Eric Bochene was one of them

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 months ago

Gotta catch em all

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That would stink if you’re a fugitive and someone puts you as the 3 of Clubs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Anyone familiar with Penn and Teller knows the Three of Clubs would be an honor these fugitives do not deserve.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Might actually get them to turn themselves in:

"There's no way I'm only the 3 of Clubs. I'm definitely the King of Hearts or Ace of Spades. Who do I talk to about getting that changed?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

How about a deck of Uno cards, since they were trying to reverse the election?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He was defiant during some hearings, invoking language consistent with the sovereign citizen movement.

How you signal that you’re a complete piece of shit and that you’re guilty guilty guilty.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought the sovereign citizen thing fizzled out in the early 2010s. Also, it most of all signals that you're incredibly incredibly annoying

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's a mail order scam that targets poor, criminal defendants with no education.

They think they are buying law books of magic phrases that let them do whatever they want in court.

There's a great decision on it from a chief judge in Canada. I'll try and find it.

E - Meads v. Meads by Justice Rooke. Called to decide a simple legal dispute, he wrote a 100+ page treatise on sovereign citizens. It's the seminal work. https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2012/2012abqb571/2012abqb571.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Oh right, yeah I only really knew about it from videos of people being ticketed for speeding or whatever and them shouting about being a so sovereign citizen. It makes total sense that these people would be very easy to scam though

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

Have they checked all the police departments yet?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And not one of them named Richard Kimble. Enjoy the cell.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

It was the one-armed man!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

But I know one of them is Red Herring!!!!!

[–] Varyk 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Hm, which states did not participate in the violent insurrection of Washington DC?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nebraska was the only state where nobody was arrested for Jan6.

[–] merc 4 points 11 months ago

he once reviewed the possibility of denouncing his U.S. citizenship

Pretty sure they mean renouncing...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That's exactly what an innocent person would do... /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Damn that one dude, more like he deployed his whole chin.