SYRACUSE N.Y. — Federal prosecutors laid out new claims against an accused insurrectionist and Syracuse "Proud Boy" including witnesses who heard him say "we'll kill them all."
The new accusations come in response to Matthew Greene's request to be released from prison ahead of his trial.
Greene, 33, from Eastwood, is accused of being part of a group that broke a window to gain access to the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as a mob stormed the building.
In April, a judge ordered he remain in custody and Greene's lawyers have been trying to get him released.
They argue that a stockpile of ammunition found at Greene's home during a search on January 18 was to be used at the firing range and he bought so much of it "to take advantage of a favorable price."
Illegal guns were found during the search, prosecutors said, but several were left behind, according to Greene's lawyers. They argue that those guns wouldn't have been left at his residence if Greene was truly a danger, and therefore should be released from custody.
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In response to the "motion to revoke" Greene's pretrial detention, prosecutors pointed to interviews with witnesses and online chats from Greene in the days following the January 6 insurrection.
One witness "specifically recounted that Greene said words to the effect of 'we'll kill them all,' and that they had stockpiles of guns and ammunition," court documents said.
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On a site called "Telegram," prosecutors said Greene posted messages encouraging others to read up on guerilla warfare and tactics used by the Taliban. He also wrote, "be prepared to do uncomfortable things."
He is also accused of being a part of a chat group that was discussing killing "anyone they got their hands on" including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
During interviews with law enforcement before his arrest, Greene allegedly disavowed the Proud Boys, a far-right group that "describes themselves as a men's organization for 'western chauvinists.'"