Trump cultist Nathan Donald Pelham of Greenville, TX, showed up at the January 6 Trumpist coup at the Capitol, wearing some Proud Boys gear. Two years later and still free, he probably thought he'd escaped the law. He was wrong, but didn't go down without some shots fired at his home last week. From NBC:
"An FBI special agent wrote in a filing that he had called Pelham on April 12 and asked him to surrender in a few days. That evening, according to the agent, local authorities went to Pelham’s home after his father requested a welfare check.
When the deputies arrived, Pelham fired several shots toward them, prosecutors said.
One of the law enforcement officers said one gunshot 'came in so close proximity to myself that I could hear the distinct whistling sound as the bullet traveled by me and then strike a metal object to my right side,' according to a court filing." (our emphasis)
As an added twist, Pelham was already a felon who was prohibited from possessing a firearm. (We're shocked, shocked! that a Capitol insurrectionist would be a felon who illegally possessed a firearm). As a result, the authorities are able to detain him in jail until his trial. He's also a clear flight risk:
"Two months after the Capitol riot, Pelham tried to enter Canada but was denied entry by Canadian authorities and subsequently detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Port Huron, Michigan, the FBI said."
Federal authorities were able to obtain video of Pelham in the Capitol, despite his lie that he wasn't. They also retrieved a message from his wife cautioning him about posting videos:
“'If you have a video of being inside, don’t post it,' his wife is alleged to have written a day after the riot. 'I know I am smart honey,' Pelham replied, according to court documents." (our emphasis)
Maybe he can have "I am smart honey" tattooed on his forehead in prison.
(photo: Pelham on January 6. U.S. Attorney's Office, DC)
