Judge Chutkan rejects convicted Jan. 6 attacker's bid to travel to Cancun: court records

Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday rejected a January 6 defendant's motion for permission to travel to Cancun, court records show.

Chutkan, who is also overseeing the federal election subversion case in which former president Donald Trump faces charges, ruled in a brief court docket memo that Antony Vo couldn't go to Cancun. In November, Raw Story reported that Vo was found guilty and decided to visit Mar-a-Lago before facing potential jail time.

In a memo flagged by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney, Chutkan has now rejected Vo's bid for travel.

"Following a week-long jury trial, Mr. Vo was convicted on all counts and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 20, 2024," the memo says. "During his trial, Mr. Vo failed to comply with the conditions of his release, on several occasions visiting the so-called 'Freedom Corner' outside the DC jail."

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The judge continues:

"Moreover, the court previously granted Mr. Vo's request to travel on an international cruise prior to his trial," the memo states, noting that Vo's new motion "was filed just five days before his proposed departure."

"As such, the court does not believe that Mr. Vo's request is appropriate," Chutkan added.