Sometimes, defendants say stupid things to incriminate themselves on prison phones.

Landon Copeland, accused of assaulting cops, is busy in his first hearing demonstrating that he can't control his anger and doesn't listen to authority.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1390651/download

He promised he'd shut up, and then as the magistrate was trying to explain pre-trial release, he interrupted again and asked, "is any of this negotiable?"

This fella.

Imagine a Zoom magistrate hearing with this guy, and then imagine something worse.

Anthony Antonio's attorney is describing how during COVID shutdown he got Foxitis, leading him to get involved in the riot.

Copeland interrupts claiming it's not pertinent information.

Incidentally, for those following along on this whack magistrate hearing, Copeland's mom called into the Zoom and had to be directed to the public line.

Copeland has at least one polite friend, who also called in on Zoom.

"Hello! I'm alive!" Copeland's ready for his close up.

"I need a bunch of stuff, I'm a veteran, and you owe this to me, I got shot at in Iraq. You guys just done fucked this up. I don't know who you are. I'm clear out here in the middle of the desert in no man's land. You can't come get me if I don't you to."

"The government stealing all my money, 70% seven zero. Come fuck with me. Come get me."

Magistrate Judge Meriweather notes that if this were an in-person she would have had Marshals remove him.

For those asking abt his attorney--there's a lawyer in UT he trusts, but he's being repped by FPD in DC.

"You motherfuckers don't put me with these fucking people I want to talk in open court."

Reminder: Copeland's mom is probably listening in on the public line.

Note: We haven't gotten to whether govt wants him detained, but there's an FBI Agent here to testify, so presumably USG WILL ask to have him detained.