() LEGO may have played a role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S Capitol, as federal investigators have seized a set of plastic brick-based toys from one of the men they claim was responsible for organizing the riot.
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by , July 7th, 2021
Court filings on Jan. 2 show that investigators with the FBI seized a commercially available LEGO set from the home of one of the alleged leaders of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The Independent reports that investigators believed he helped organize and plan the riot by constructing a LEGO model of the Capitol Building.
In court documents filed last week, federal investigators recovered what they described as a “fully constructed US Capitol LEGO set” from 27-year-old Robert Morss, who is accused of leading the group of men and women into the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
Other items seized by federal investigators included a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, military fatigues, a utility bag, and three firearms including “a handgun, a shotgun, and a rifle” according to the court motion.
Hodges, a military veteran, was indicted in June on nine criminal charges related to the events of Jan. 6.
Prosecutors allege that Morss, who worked as a substitute teacher, “came prepared for violence and then repeatedly led the violent mob attacking” police.
The Smoking Gun, which first reported on the filings, reported that investigators also found a notebook containing instructions on how to form a militia, called “Step by Step to Create Hometown Militia.”
It included tips and suggestions on performing “Battle Drills,” “Formations,” and “Ambush,” and apparent instructions to “bring assault rifle,” “4 magazines” and “water.”
Despite the contents of the notebook, there were no recorded instances of any firearms being used at the Capitol by riot participants.
Additionally, “law enforcement also recovered a fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set,” prosecutors wrote.
Federal prosecutors with the Department of Justice charge that Morss directed fellow rioters in “one of the most intense and prolonged clashes” with law enforcement officers who were seeking to prevent the mob from entering the Capitol through doors on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol Building.
Morss is alleged to have ripped a riot shield out of the hands of a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer and later set up a “shield wall” that prosecutors say was used to “crush officers in the rioters’ path.”
Video footage, first broadcast on social media, showed MPD Officer Daniel Hodges being crushed between the police blockade and rioters who attempted to force their way through the halls of Congress.
A man identified as Morss, who was allegedly captured on video, can be seen trying to push police lines and is allegedly seen grabbing an officer’s baton while trying to rip it away.
The Department of Justice said that Morss also tried to rip other items from law enforcement, including metal fencing.
Business Insider reports that US prosecutors on July 2 argued that Morss should continue to be held in pre-trial detention because of what police found in his home during his arrest, stating that “the government respectfully submits that there are no conditions or combinations of conditions which can effectively ensure the safety of another person.”
The U.S. Capitol LEGO set seized by investigators is a commercially available release made up of 1,032 pieces that is part of Lego’s high-end “Architecture” line, which recreates iconic landmarks including the Rockefeller Plaza, the Lincoln Memorial, the Statue of Liberty, the Guggenheim Museum, and the White House.
According to Amazon listing, the building kit has since been discontinued for production by the manufacturer, but the remaining units are available in limited quantities from third-party retailers also on the platform.
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