Christopher Alberts
Christopher ‘Chris’ Alberts of Pylesville, Maryland, is a 38-year-old decorated veteran of the Iraqi war. He enlisted at 18, fresh out of high school, and describes himself as a typical American who never wanted to force anything on anyone. He just wanted to exercise his God given and constitutionally backed rights to pursue his own path in life. Basically, to be left alone and able.
He watched the election closely and was suspicious of all the overnight changes. “Good men can no longer stay in the sidelines and do nothing,” he said, “we had every right to gather together and protest peacefully under the constitution.” He wanted to go to DC for the rally, but mainly to observe. And that’s what he did upon arrival and what he saw astounded him. Chris estimated that the crowd was already between 1.5 and 2 million people. But he did take the precaution of wearing a bullet proof vest and carrying his permitted pistol. “While the majority of the crowd was peaceful, there are always agitators that show up. But all we wanted was a thorough investigation into the election, nothing more,” said Chris.
As he and a group of about 200 others headed towards the capital. At that time, there were then no barriers to getting onto the capital grounds. The Capital Police were present and did not try to stop them, but all hell broke loose when the DC Metro police arrived on the scene. “They immediately started shooting tear gas and rubber bullets. The Capital police where getting hit as well,” he said. That trigger one protestor into a cardiac event. People swarmed around to help and he was eventually removed and into the paramedic’s care. He later died.
Chris was well aware that election integrity had been a bipartisan issue for years. The goal of the J6 protest was to encourage congress to investigate before certifying the election of 2020. The narrative of what happened that day, pushed by the MSM, social media and entrenched politicians on both sides of the isle, is false and misleading. As far as Chris’ story, the facts are simple and different from what the government reported; Chris never went inside the building, never hurt anyone, and never destroyed any property. Still, he was arrested on January 7th, 2021 in Maryland. After his hearing, Chris was released from custody, something the courts only allow if they feel the defendant is a not a danger or flight risk. Then on May 25th, 2021, he pleaded not guilty to all 9 counts. The jury trial did not go well for Chris.
Chris’ fiancé Albert’s Melissa Miller, is now studying to become a paralegal so she can fight for defendants like Chris who’re not getting a fair shake. “The D.C. jury pool is tainted, many jurors in these cases are being recycled, and every change of venue request has been denied. He was not allowed a Constitutional defense, he was denied key witnesses in his case, and he was told he could not wear his Army Medals in court. Yet the officers testifying against him were permitted in full decorum. The government sought unprecedented terror enhancements in his trial to which he was sentenced to 2.5 more years than what the guidelines called for. He was called a liar – by the judge – for testifying on his behalf and claiming his innocence.”
According to his defense attorney Roger Roots, federal judges are handing J6 defendants longer sentences for taking the stand in addition to subjecting them to unprecedented “terror enhancements”. This sets a very dangerous precedent. The abuse of our justice system this way threatens to chill future defendants from taking the stand, a system based on the premise you are innocent until proven guilty. Chris Alberts was sentenced to 84 months in prison after being convicted of nine charges, including six felonies, after a jury trial before Judge Christopher Cooper. In addition to the prison term, Cooper also ordered 36 months of supervised release and a fine of $2,000.
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Christopher Alberts
#24681-509 FCI Elkton Federal Correctional Facility
PO Box 10 Lisbon, OH 44432