'Lesson fully received': An 18-year-old charged in the Capitol riot says he was 'wrong' and begged a judge to release him
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'Lesson fully received': An 18-year-old charged in the Capitol riot says he was 'wrong' and begged a judge to release him
Taylor Ardrey Sat, March 6, 2021, 11:15 PM 
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The youngest suspect charged in the Capitol riots wrote a letter begging a judge to release him.
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Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, previously boasted on Instagram of storming the Capitol and fighting inside.
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"I am completely humbled , deeply remoursefull and regretful! [sic]," Cua wrote.
A Georgia teenager who boasted on Instagram about storming the Capitol in January begged a federal judge to release him ahead of his trial, saying his social media posts were "foolish" and that he had learned a "very painful" lesson.
Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, faces a slew of federal charges related to the January 6 insurrection, including assault on a federal officer, engaging in physical violence, violent entry or disorderly conduct, and civil disorder. He has pleaded not guilty, and a judge refused to release him on bond last month.
In a letter to Judge Randolph Moss filed March 4, Cua pleaded for the judge to show mercy and allow him to return home to his family before he stands trial in the spring. Cua apologized and said his actions didn't reflect the person he is.
"I would like to strongly assure you that I am not a danger to anyone, and I will absolutely never act on what I said. I have yearned to speak with you, to truthfully apoloigize [sic] and show you my forever changed heart," he wrote.
He continued: "I will never be the same person, jail has had its full effect me, I am completely humbled , deeply remoursefull and regretful!. After all, thats what jail is for right? Teaching people a lesson? Lesson fully received, your Honor."
Cua also said he had spent over two weeks in isolation, and noted that he had never been away from his parents for this length of time.
"I have completely lost those aggressive feelings and moved on from the entire politcal idea. I was wrong," Cua wrote.
An 'impressionable eighteen-year-old kid'
Cua is believed to be theyoungest suspectcharged in the Capitol siege. His lawyers have emphasized his age and relative immaturity in their requests for the judge to release him on bond.
"Bruno Cua is an impressionable eighteen-year-old kid," his lawyers wrote in one court filing. "In many ways, he is less of an 'adult' than many other teenagers. He has never lived away from his parents. he has lived his entire life in the area immediately surrounding Atlanta, Georgia."
The lawyers added that Cua was "very scared and very remorseful," and "wholly regrets his action on January 6 and fully recognizes the utmost seriousness of the charges."
But prosecutors have painted Cua as a violent, active participant in the siege. Thecriminal complaintshows multiple screenshots pointing out Cua's positions in the Capitol building, and even the Senate chamber.
Screengrabs from the complaint show Cua holding what appeared to be a baton, and shoving a US Capitol police officer in plainclothes.
The complaint also accused Cua of bragging about violence that day, posting an Instagram story saying, "Yes, we physically fought our way in." Other posts from Cua's alleged Parler account said, "President Trump is calling us to FIGHT" and that January 6 was when Trump supporters had to "make our stand."
"It's time to take our freedom back the old fashioned way," another Parler post said.
According to anInsider database, Cua is just one of more than 310 people who have been charged in the Capitol siege as of early March.
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He can be remorseful but that doesn't mean he shouldn't face punishment
My 'X' agrees with you ...
And the question remains... is he only "remorseful" because he was caught and being tried as an adult?
To believe that some think that the voting age should be 16... this is a perfect example as to why the voting age should be bumped up to 21, the same as alcohol and tobacco [I think that joining the military should be the same, 21... but that's for another debate]; not reduced to 16.
I disagree about having to be 21 to join the military. Lots of kids straight out of high school join because they live in a depressed area and/or have no desire to go to college. If they had to wait until they were 21 I think our unemployment numbers would be much worse and possibly even our crime numbers
Trout is spot on with 18 being the magic number for joining the military..... Rather than drifting till they are 21, it gives so many a shot at making something of themselves. Most do very well.
Then I think they need to make alcohol and tobacco for 18 then too. Because if someone can go off to war at 18 [and potentially die], shouldn't they be allowed to have a beer and a cigarette?
I don't have any problem with that, either. And if they can go off to war and get shot while they're smoking a cig and drinking a beer, they have the right to vote, too
Agreed.
Throw the book at this scumbag. He was better off staying in mommy's basement being a keyboard warrior.
What's the penalty for committing sedition against the government? Firing squad?
I think it should be. Additionally ANY member of Congress who voted to decertify State Electoral Ballots should be removed from office and tried with treason and for violating their Oath of Office.
Agreed.
Do adult crimes, get adult charges.
I have a nearly 18 year old that has never lived away from either of her parents for more than two weeks [class trip] and I can promise you... she would never have thought this as okay or the "cool thing" to do. The "adopted one" is 19 [nearly 20] and I can promise you, he'd never be that stupid either.
If my father (USMC DI) were still alive and I tried to pull a stunt like this, I would have been doing push ups until I puked.
My Naval Academy father wouldn't have been that nice, he would have told me to go stand out in the middle of the road while he went to get the keys to the car to run me over with.....
My non-military father would have beat me with a rubber hose
It wouldn't have been my father... it would've been my mother beating the hell out of me.
A bunch of these 'patriots' once caught quickly turned into a bunch of whiney marshmallows.
Nothing but a piss ant snowflake.
I thought these militia types were supposed to be tough, they fold at the first sign of opposition. That's one of the reasons I'm not too concerned with their talk of "revolution or a second civil war." When the juices start flowing they will be the first to run.
Said the kid who failed to carry this out to a logical conclusion beforehand, and apparently in multiple instances afterward. Not feeling much pity on this.