Man charged in Capitol riot allowed to help with Ida cleanup

WASHINGTON. D.C. – A Washington, D.C., federal judge has granted an emergency motion by a Carthage native charged in the Capitol riot to allow him to travel to Louisiana with the Cajun Navy to help with the Hurricane Ida cleanup. According to our news partner KETK, 34-year-old Alex Harkrider is out on bond awaiting trial. There was no opposition to the motion from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kira West, Harkrider’s head defense lawyer, wrote that he “can effectively be monitored by Pretrial Services for this volunteer effort. There is no threat to the community posed by Mr. Harkrider.” The motion also said Harkrider has “volunteered by selling tickets, making t-shirts, and working at a fundraiser in his community for a fellow marine who has cancer.”