WASHINGTON — Jon R. Schaffer’s detention hearing scheduled for April 6 has been moved to April 21 at 10 a.m.
The order was signed by United States District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on Monday.
The United State Attorney for the District of Columbus submitted the motion April 4 after both parties conferred on the matter.
“There is voluminous and evolving discovery that impacts the question of detention,” court documents state. “The government is in the process of producing preliminary discovery and anticipates making productions of voluminous discovery in the coming weeks, to include cell-phone extractions and surveillance video. Furthermore, the current restrictions on counsel, particularly those impacting defense counsel’s ability to communicate with his client, have slowed this process.”
Schaffer, 53, Edinburgh is being held in Washington D.C. without bond. He faces six federal charges in connection to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for 1 p.m. May 3.
