On March 3, Judge Sullivan issued a Brady order, which requires the prosecution to turn over any potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense.
The case is in the discovery phase, the process during which each side provides to the other the evidence they’ll present at trial. 'Blood on his hands': Local Republicans feel duped, walk back support of Madison Cawthorn Cantwell could not be reached and Balarezo did not responded to requests for comment. It is unclear how Cantwell went from qualifying for a public defender to securing Balarezo’s representation. The next day, Cantwell had a status hearing where he traded his public defender for his current high-profile criminal defense attorney, Eduardo Balarezo, whose office is in D.C. The documents related to Cantwell’s case were unsealed on March 1. He was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond, meaning he didn’t need to pay anything but if he violates any of the conditions of his bond he’ll be required to pay. The conditions were numerous including the requirement that Cantwell not have contact with any co-defendants, witnesses or victims involved in the case, and that he not violate any other laws or possess a gun while the case is proceeding. 19, Cantwell had his initial court appearance and was appointed a federal public defender, Mary Ellen Coleman. The next day FBI agent Corey Zachman arrested Cantwell in Sylva. On Feb. 17, Emmet Sullivan, a District Court Judge in D.C., signed the arrest warrant.
The judge agreed to seal the documents until Cantwell could be arrested. Attorney Michael Sherwin to seal the indictment and related documents before Cantwell was taken into custody, Sherwin said Cantwell “participated in the disruption of the election certification, and he recorded a number of videos of the violent activities of the insurrectionists and his presence at the US capitol during those events.” 5, a federal grand jury indicted Cantwell on charges of aiding and abetting civil disorder, obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted government area, disruptive and disorderly conduct in a restricted government area, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the capitol. He was an explosive ordnance disposal specialist.Ĭapitol riots: Asheville man arrested ahead of insurrection remains in DC jail without bond Lewis Easton Cantwell, a 35-year-old Sylva man who co-owned a teashop in the Jackson County town called Sip’ Sum (the business is now permanently closed), was arrested in February on six counts related to participation in the riot that left five people dead.įrom December 2005-November 2007, Cantwell served as a private in the U.S. 6, one is from Western North Carolina, and his attorney once represented El Chapo, a former cartel leader and international drug trafficker currently serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Colorado. Out of 11 North Carolina residents charged with participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Watch Video: Capitol riot commission to study Jan.
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