Accused capitol rioter photographed with his feet up on Nancy Pelosi's desk released from jail

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that Richard Barnett, the man who was photographed sitting at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, be released from jail pending trial. 

Barnett, 60, left the Washington, D.C., jail where he was being held Tuesday night and will be placed on home detention and subject to GPS monitoring at his home in Arkansas, according to the ruling. He will be prohibited from having any weapons in his home. Federal Judge Chris Cooper said that Barnett, who has been in jail since January, should be released because he does not present a danger to society.  The ruling reverses a January decision from Chief Judge Beryl Howell, who decided to detain Barnett pending trial. At the time, Howell said Barnett's "total disregard" for the law should keep him behind bars. Barnett has pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges.