Mehta, Geyer, and the prosecutor quietly discussed the situation at the Bench with the microphone turned off. courtroomĪngel had purchased Ken some new clothes for the trial, and simply wanted to express her unfailing love for, and attraction to her King. Love your Queen (AKA wife) Note from Angel Harrelson passed to her husband Ken in D.C. You look so good and that shirt n pants fits you good! I love you My love of My life & My King! He opened and read the note to the two attorneys: Geyer tried to intervene, apologizing to the Marshall in an attempting to forgo any disruptions or repercussions, but the Marshall informed Geyer that is was “compelled to notify The Court.” After handing Mehta the note, the judge halted the procedures and called Geyer and one of the prosecuting attorneys to the bench, where Mehta was then forced to bear witness to the simple humanity of the situation. Marshall apparently tattled directly to Mehta about the illicitly passed note.įirst, the U.S.Marshall allowed two other Marshalls to read the note. Since Angel Harrelson has been been closely following every detail of her husband’s case and is painfully aware that Mehta’s grace for these defendant’s seems in short supply, she thought she’d gotten herself into some trouble - and maybe even Ken and his attorney, as well - when the U.S. Over the past many months leading up to this trial, Federal Judge Amit Mehta has not paved an easy path for these defendants or their defense attorneys, more often than not striking down their petitions for change of venue, continuance, pre-trial release from detention, additional discovery, witness lists, and all other manner of motions and legal requests. One of the Marshals, seeing the illicit activity, intervened and confiscated the note before notifying Judge Mehta of the infraction. Angel more specifically passed the note to Ken’s attorney, Brad Geyer, who quietly and without reading it, slid it across the desk to Ken. Marshals eyeballing everyone’s movements and activities in that courtroom. Something apparently against the rules and frowned upon by the U.S. That next best thing? She passed him a note, in court. So, I thought I would do next best thing.” (More on that, later.)Īfter the day’s proceedings, Angel told me that being in Ken’s “ physical presence, yet not being able to talk to, or touch the love of my life was the hardest thing to do. courtroom together, for the first time in more over 19 months, they were still not allowed to touch, embrace, or even speak to one another.

Even though the Harrelsons were in the same D.C. Yesterday was the first day of jury selection in the most high-profile case stemming from the January 6 riot, where Harrelson and four others now face the serious charge of seditious conspiracy. To be precise, not since Ken’s first bond hearing on March 15, 2021. When I saw the note, I cried.Īngel Harrelson hasn’t seen her husband, Ken - Oath Keeper and January 6th defendant - face-to-face, in almost 600 days. When I first heard about it, my only thought was that it would be a great story to share.

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