A Versailles, Mo. man who was charged for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 events at the U.S. capitol has had his case dismissed.

Matthew Loganbill was indicted on five counts related to that day. 

They include:

• TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS, VICTIM OR INFORMANT; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting

• TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds

• TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds

• VIOLENT ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON CAPITOL GROUNDS; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building

• VIOLENT ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON CAPITOL GROUNDS; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

However, Loganbill's case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 16, after Judge Jackson determined Loganbill's right to a speedy trial had been violated.

In the motion for dismissal, Loganbill's attorney A.J. Kramer wrote, "Mr. Loganbill is charged with one felony that did not involve any violence or threats to officers. Other than the obstruction count, he is charged with various trespass offenses for entering the Capitol on January 6. As for the circumstances leading up to this point, this case seems to have slipped through the cracks, underscoring that Mr. Loganbill’s alleged offenses are not so serious that the Department of Justice identified a pressing need to prosecute him. To the contrary, the docket shows that the government has done little to advance this case to trial and instead dangled the possibility of a favorable resolution for two years."

Kramer claimed the federal government had given Loganbill the implication that a misdemeanor plea deal could be reached as long as prosecutors could determine — using location tracking tools — that Loganbill had not been involved in any violence on January 6. Loganbill's team agreed to a delay in the proceedings in order to give the federal government time to make that determination. However, Kramer wrote, "Prior to the last hearing—held on October 28, 2022—government counsel advised that despite the fact that the government had conducted an exhaustive trace investigation and there was no evidence that Mr. Loganbill engaged in any violence, it was unwilling to offer a plea to the trespass counts. Mr. Loganbill was disappointed and surprised by this about-face, especially in light of representations the government had made to the contrary just one month prior."

The case was dismissed by Judge Jackson without prejudice, which means these charges could be refiled against Loganbill in the future.


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