Last Updated on December 18, 2024
Federal authorities arrested and charged a Jan 6 protestor who previously served his sentence. The reasons are obscure and don’t seem to fit law enforcement’s standard.
Darrell Neely, a veteran and MAGA African-American radio broadcaster, was re-arrested on Nov 4, reported The Gateway Pundit. The reasons remain unclear at the moment, as Merrick Garland continues to push the DOJ to prosecute Jan 6ers even in light of the president-elect’s decision to pardon.
Reportedly, Neely was released on Dec 14 with the help of public defender Sandra Roland, with DC Judge Bates at the helm of the hearing. Since the allegation of a probation violation was under seal, Neely’s news hasn’t been reported.
The Gateway Pundit affirmed that the charge was trumped up as the Biden DOJ under Garland demonstrates “a pattern many are seeing with bitter clingers” with allegations of probation violations that would typically be resolved by probation officers.
Neely may just have been unable to pay the restitution fee of $939.93. The outlet noted that he and other Jan 6ers are facing similar struggles, such as being unable to attain apartments or jobs with the stigma of Jan 6 and/or a criminal record.
Neely will forgo even more money as he makes his way back to North Carolina after being dumped into the streets of DC on some bogus alleged violation. The DOJ reportedly stole his belongings, including his phone, putting him in a delicate situation as he travels south.
The Gateway Pundit wrote that a large part of this debacle is Democrats’ refusal to recognize citizen journalism. The New Yorker created a series, including podcasts, on Jan 6. The entitlement of corporate media journalists was shown when Neely, a radio commentator, and The New Yorker’s Luke Mogelson both did not have any special passes to access the Capitol on Jan 6. And yet, only one of the two was prosecuted.
Reportedly, Garland’s DOJ discovered Neely’s work, deleting hundreds of news reports and broadcasts. The DOJ also knew that he owned two registered media companies and had been operating the two well before Jan 6. Under the FBI’s statement of facts on Sept 30, 2021, which was used to obtain a search warrant, it reads:
The FBI also interviewed three witnesses, Witness 1, Witness 2, and Witness 3, each of whom worked with NEELY at his radio station, Global Enlightenment Radio Network (GERN). Witnesses 1, 2, and 3 were all on two separate calls with NEELY on January 6, 2021.
The FBI knew then and there that Neely was acting as a journalist. Furthermore, it states that:
Witness 1 stated that, on the first video call, NEELY went inside the U.S. Capitol building and narrated events happening inside the building. Although Witness 1 did not see NEELY inside the Capitol building, Witness 1 recognized NEELY’s voice as he narrated from inside the building.
The New Yorker doesn’t typically cover Congress, yet its journalists are celebrated for doing the exact same thing many other citizen journalists did that day, including Neely.
As things led up to election day, Neely had been doing radio interviews in support of Donald Trump, along with debunking the falsehoods surrounding the protest at the Capitol on Jan 6.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Neely’s arrest came as the Biden DOJ ramped up its efforts to jail Jan 6ers and new “perpetrators.” As for Neely, his alleged post-prison supervised release violation is still sealed and can’t be specifically reported on at this moment.
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I’m Darrell Neely. I’m a PEACEFUL J6er, who was in DC as MEDIA.
I need your help to get back on my feet.https://t.co/lb8EgsReCZ pic.twitter.com/7MreP6G9kV
— Darrell Neely (@J6DarrellN) October 4, 2024
Before Neely’s Nov 4 arrest, he stayed at a run-down hotel. Guilford County Police were called for a “wellness check” on a 23-year-old woman nicknamed “Tiny” visiting Neely. Tiny had been caring for her mother while evading a questionable character named “Jose.” The police reportedly did not search Neely but returned hours later, claiming he provided a false name. The Bureau of Prisons stole many Jan 6ers’ identification, including Neely’s, so he could not prove himself.
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Neely was ultimately charged with resisting arrest, delaying arrest and obstruction of justice simply under the claim that he allegedly provided a false name.
