{"id":120096,"date":"2021-05-26T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/26\/judge-army-veteran-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-dc-had-militia-ties\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:46:57","slug":"judge-army-veteran-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-dc-had-militia-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/05\/26\/judge-army-veteran-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-dc-had-militia-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge: Army veteran charged with bringing guns to DC had militia ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MONTGOMERY, Ala. \u2014 A Vietnam veteran charged with bringing 11 molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol riot had driven around the area a month prior, kept lists of officials and tried to find Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to discuss election fraud, a judge wrote in a court document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Monday ordered that 71-year-old Lonnie Coffman<\/a> of Falkville, Alabama, should remain jailed until his trial on firearms charges. The federal judge cited Coffman\u2019s training at a Texas militia camp, his large stockpile of weaponry and actions, before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection<\/a>, in the decision to deny him release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis evidence of lists of political officials and public figures, Mr. Coffman\u2019s access to significant weaponry and his demonstrated ability to travel to Washington, D.C., raises serious concerns about Mr. Coffman\u2019s intentions and the danger he presents to the community,\u201d Kollar-Kotelly wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manuel J. Retureta, a defense lawyer representing Coffman, declined to comment about the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\t