LITTLE ROCK - Attorneys have agreed to a three-month delay in the case against an Arkansas man who sat with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
In a teleconference Tuesday in federal court in the District of Columbia, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary L. Dohrmann asked for the extension, saying prosecutors are busy with many cases stemming from the breach of the Capitol that day.
Richard Barnett, 61, was among supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol as lawmakers assembled to certify Joe Biden's victory over Trump. Prosecutors say Barnett was carrying a stun gun when he entered the building.
Barnett's attorney, Joseph McBride, told the judge he agreed with the extension because his client is at home in Arkansas and no longer in jail. Barnett was incarcerated from Jan. 8 to April 27, first in Fayetteville and later in Washington, D.C., according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
McBride also told the court that his defense team needs access to certain areas at the Capitol. A spokesman for Pelosi's office didn't respond to an email sent Tuesday asking if she had allowed attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants to access her offices to help prepare their defense cases.
Barnett's next status hearing is scheduled for Nov. 23.