A Navy reservist who is charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is going back on trial in Virginia on separate charges that he illegally bought silencers — and talked about using them against Jewish people and others he considered to be enemies.
Opening statements Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria against Hatchet Speed, a northern Virginia resident, marked the second trial he has faced on the weapons charges in the past two months. A mistrial was declared last month in the first case after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
