United States v. Griffin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Case No. 21-cr-00092 (TNM) COUY GRIFFIN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Couy Griffin faces charges for entering a restricted area outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. He now moves to dismiss the Information, arguing that because the Capitol Police—not the Secret Service—barricaded the area, the charged offenses do not cover his alleged conduct. See 18 U.S.C. § 1752. The Court does not read the statute to provide such tenuous security for Secret Service protectees. It will therefore deny his…