Beeks initially refused to accept help from the two public defenders on the line, but he relented when asked if he wanted to represent himself.
He said he couldn't represent himself because he was himself. I reserve all rights at all times.
Beeks' statements were declared unintelligible by Howell.
That is all gobbledygook. The judge said he had no idea what you were saying.
Beeks' case is one of the strangest of the 700 that have arisen from the Capitol attack. He introduced himself to the Oath Keepers the morning of January 6. He joined the stack of Oath Keepers who were among the earliest to break into the Capitol, carrying a shield and wearing a Michael Jackson tour jacket.
Beeks tried to submit two affidavits to the court that suggested he subscribed to a "sovereign citizen" theory that rejected government authority. Beeks was irritated by that description.
I am not a citizen. There is no such thing. The actor declared that that was an oxymoron and an insult.
Beeks said that she couldn't release a person who refused to submit to legal authorities.
A person who objects to the jurisdiction of the court is not usually released before trial.
The exchange caught the Assistant U.S. Attorney off guard. Even though prosecutors did not ask that Beeks be held when he was arrested in Milwaukee, he would be asked to be held for a while.
One of the public defenders, Washington, D.C.-based, was able to convince Beeks to agree to strict terms of release that included a curfew and aGPS monitoring.
Beeks would have to travel from Wisconsin to his home in Gotha, Fla., in order to check in with the court there. Beeks said he would drive as soon as the FBI returned his car keys, cash and gold and silver that were seized from him.
Beeks was ordered by the judge to return his car keys by noon on Monday. She didn't see how they could be subject to seizure in a case like this, and whether he will get his gold and silver back anytime soon remains unclear.
Beeks appears to be out of commission for the time being. His company is going to open a monthlong run in Toronto on Tuesday.
