Jan. 6 defendant detained for allegedly threatening Garland, Trump prosecutor 

A Jan. 6 defendant was taken into custody this week after allegedly making social media posts threatening people involved in former President Trump’s legal battles and FBI agents who investigated the defendant’s case. 

Prosecutors say Bradley Nelson, who was originally charged in March 2023, also allegedly threatened Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Attorney General Merrick Garland. 

Charles Austin, a federal magistrate judge in Maryland, on Monday ordered Nelson be detained, court documents show.