在一名演员和誓言守护者试图拒绝美国对他的权威后，1
月 6 日被告的法庭听证会在周一迅速变得有争议。
詹姆斯·比克斯（James Beeks）在上周因涉嫌参与 1 月 6 日的骚乱而被捕之前在音乐剧“耶稣基督超级巨星”中扮演犹大，他告诉法庭他拥有“神圣”权威，并在法官争论之后考虑将他送进监狱时表示政府对他没有管辖权。
“那都是胡说八道，”华盛顿地区法院首席法官贝里尔豪厄尔说。 “比克斯先生，除非有人说话，否则你应该保持安静。”
比克斯的爆发模仿了主权公民运动——一种认为政府机构是欺诈性的，因此追随者不必遵守它们的信念——尽管比克斯告诉豪厄尔，“主权公民”这个词是一种“侮辱”和“矛盾修饰法”。
比克斯在听证会的大部分时间里都是为自己说话，他最初说他不会担任自己的律师，因为“我不能代表自己，因为我就是我自己”。
在听证会之前，司法部并没有要求在等待审判期间将比克斯关押在监狱中。然而，在比克斯宣称他的“神圣”权威之后，情况发生了变化。
“拒绝法院管辖权的被告......拒绝法治，”豪厄尔说，“通常不会在审前获释，”尽管法官最终在他最终同意时释放了比克斯的 GPS 监控 - 在发言后私下和他的律师——合作。
“我无法从脑海中抹去之前发生的事情，”豪厄尔在列出条件之前说道，其中包括“与任何已知的誓言守护者没有接触”。
Beeks 是国会大厦骚乱的第二位被告，他拒绝承认司法系统迫使法官考虑将他们送进监狱，尽管检察官愿意让他们在等待审判期间保持自由。
来自宾夕法尼亚州的餐馆老板保琳·鲍尔 (Pauline Bauer) 于 9 月被送进监狱，因为她还拒绝了法院对她的权力，拒绝遵守基本的释放条件，并谴责监督她案件的法官。
根据法庭文件，比克斯于 1 月 6 日加入了一群誓言守护者，并试图突破守卫通往参议院会议厅走廊的警察队伍。调查人员在观看了“耶稣基督超级巨星”的两场演出后找到了比克斯，比克斯在其中饰演犹大。
豪厄尔命令比克斯在下午 2 点前到佛罗里达州的审前服务部门报到。东部时间周三。
'Jesus Christ Superstar' actor, an accused Capitol rioter, claimed 'divine' authority in court hearing
(CNN)A court hearing for a January 6 defendant quickly turned contentious Monday after an actor and Oath Keeper tried to reject the United States' authority over him.
James Beeks, who played Judas in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" before his arrest last week for his alleged participation in the January 6 riot, prompted the judge to consider sending him to jail after telling the court he had "divine" authority and arguing the government had no jurisdiction over him.
"That's all gobbledygook," Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court said. "Mr. Beeks, you should be quiet unless spoken to."
Beeks' outbursts parroted the Sovereign Citizen movement -- a belief that government institutions are fraudulent and thus followers do not have to abide by them -- though Beeks told Howell the term 'Sovereign Citizen' was an "insult" and an "oxymoron."
Beeks spoke for himself for most of the hearing after originally saying he would not act as his own lawyer since "I cannot represent myself because I am myself."
Prior to the hearing, the Justice Department was not requesting that Beeks be kept in jail while awaiting trial. That changed, however, after Beeks asserted his "divine" authority.
"A defendant who rejects the jurisdiction of the court...rejects the rule of law," Howell said, "is typically not released pre-trial," though the judge eventually released Beeks on GPS monitoring when he finally agreed -- after speaking privately with his lawyer -- to cooperate.
"I cannot erase from my mind what occurred before this," Howell said before listing the conditions, which included "no contact with anyone known to be an Oath Keeper."
Beeks is the second Capitol riot defendant whose refusal to acknowledge the judicial system pushed judges to consider sending them to jail, despite prosecutors' willingness to let them remain free while they await trial.
Pauline Bauer, a restaurant owner from Pennsylvania, was sent to jail in September after she also rejected the court's authority over her, refused to abide by basic release conditions and berated the judge overseeing her case.
According to court documents, Beeks joined a group of Oath Keepers on January 6 and attempted to break through a line of police officers guarding a hallway to the Senate chamber. Investigators found Beeks after attending two performances of 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' where Beeks was starring as Judas.
Howell ordered Beeks to report to pretrial services in Florida before 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
