Judge rules man from Arab charged for role in U.S. Capitol riot will stay in custody

Judge rules man from Arab charged for role in U.S. Capitol riot will stay in custody

Start with the breaking news story we just mentioned.

An arab man will stay in custody following his arrest for federal charges.

They're related to the january capitol riot.

Waay 31's sierra phillips spent the day in birmingham sitting in on his detention hearing.

Sierra why did the judge make the call to keep james in custody?

The judge said it was because the court believes that james could be dangerous to the community.

This ruling came after testimony from 2 witnesses-- and fbi agent who went over the affidavit and the search warrant and mr. james' wife.

James' wife took the stand holding james' framed purple heart certificate.

She explained his connection to the community.

The fbi agent went over these picture from the affidavit as well as his connection to the oath keeps.

Phone calls and contact.

James was described as part of the mob that entered the capitol on january 6th.

Like we mentioned he will stay in custody- his next court appearance will be in d.c.

The defense did not provide any comment.

Reporting live in birmingham sierra phillips waay31 news.