Sentencing The Insurrectionists: Zip-Tie Guy & His Mom

The mother - son January 6 insurrectionist duo of Eric Munchel and his mother Lisa Eisenhart were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to prison terms of 57 months and 30 months respectively for conspiracy to commit obstruction and obstruction of an official proceeding. Munchel was notorious as the person who brought stolen police zip-ties into the Senate chamber where earlier the electoral votes were being ceremoniously counted by then Vice President Mike "Fly Guy" Pence. From NBC News' report:

"According to the news release, Lamberth said during the sentencing hearing that the defendants’ statements and actions made clear that 'they stole the flexi-cuffs and carried them into the Senate gallery because they intended to take senators hostage, if possible. Luckily, all of the senators and their staffs had already evacuated.'

Prosecutors alleged that Munchel and Eisenhart spotted the restraints en route to the Senate gallery, with Munchel saying, 'Zip ties! I need to get me some of them motherf---ers,' according to video footage. [snip]

Munchel was convicted of two additional felonies related to his unauthorized possession of a Taser that was holstered on his hip as he and his mother pushed past police lines and made their way to the Senate Gallery musing aloud about the whereabouts of lawmakers, with Munchel shouting, 'I want that f-----g gavel!' prosecutors alleged."  (our emphasis)

That's some great parenting on display, Ms. Eisenhart. Congratulations, your potty mouth son is going to do more time in the Federal slammer than you are. You're the poster duo for the saying, "the family that does crime together, does time together." 

BONUS: Right-wing Bozell family scion convicted on 10 counts in January 6 coup attempt.

(photo: Nashville Metro Police Department via AP)

Convicting The Insurrectionists: Zip-Tie Guy & Oppressed Mama Grizzly

More January 6 insurrectionists get justice, this time a mother/ son combo:

A federal court Tuesday handed down guilty verdicts for the Nashville man best known as “zip-tie guy” and his mother for the pair’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Eric Munchel, who infamously brandished zip ties as he walked the inside of the Capitol during the riot, and his mother Lisa Eisenhart, of Woodstock, Georgia, were found guilty on all charges in a D.C. District Court Tuesday.

The pair are scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 8.

Originally charged mainly with trespassing charges, the charges against Munchel and Eisenhart expanded in October to include obstruction, conspiracy, disorderly conduct and unauthorized entry. Munchel was found guilty of additional charges for carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon on Capitol grounds because he was armed with a Taser, court records say.  [snip]

On Jan. 4, 2021, Munchel and Eisenhart traveled from Nashville, where Munchel worked as a bartender, to D.C. to participate in election protest rallies scheduled for Jan. 5-6. according to court records.

Munchel and Eisenhart arrived at the Capitol on Jan. 6 donning tactical vests, and Munchel had a Taser holstered at his hip and his cell phone mounted on his chest. Munchel’s cell phone recorded a 50-minute video that captured most of the pair’s approach and entry to the Capitol building, prosecutors said.

Once inside, Munchel spotted and picked up the zip-ties that he became known for, and he was photographed carrying them as he stepped over seats in the Senate chamber.

Eisenhart later told a reporter for the London Times that “this country was founded on revolution” and said she’d “rather die as a 57-year-old woman than live under oppression.”

Eisenhart’s attorney said the judge allowed the mother and son to remain on release after Tuesday’s trial and before sentencing. Her attorney declined to comment for this story.

The FBI is still looking for January 6 insurrectionists.  If you recognize anyone not yet apprehended, do your country a favor and pick up the phone.

(Photo:  Nashville Police Department, via AP)