Couy Griffin, of Tularosa, New Mexico—who achieved national fame for riding his horse, “Red,” across the United States in 2019 to meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C.—was driving past his mother’s home in Tularosa, on Saturday, May 21, when he was pulled over by an Officer Villa and handcuffed, arrested, then booked into Otero County Detention Center.
He was charged with three counts of criminal trespassing and two counts of harassment, according to Griffin.
Griffin was released from the Center on Monday and interviewed by the Piñon Post today, Tuesday, May 23.
“I spent the time in jail praying and fasting. The crazier life gets, the easier it is to let it go,” said Griffin, a former pastor, and a past Otero County Commissioner.
Griffin indicated that the problematic situation leading to Griffin’s arrest on Saturday, May 21st, began on April 13.
It was on April 13 that he picked up a man who was a stranger at the El Paso airport.
“He was a friend of a friend who was homeless in D.C. He needed help. I needed the interior of my mother’s house painted, and so I flew him out here, paid for all his food, and took him to my family’s home for Easter dinner. I let him stay in the house until the painting was finished,” said Griffin.
The location on Dusty Lane is the spot at the end of the driveway where Griffin was filmed being arrested and also the address of the house in which the homeless man and “painter” DeWayne Braithwaite is currently holed up under the protection of the local Sheriff’s office.
Griffin originally purchased the home on Dusty Lane. However, Griffin had quick-deeded his properties to his mother, a magistrate judge, due to his controversial and highly publicized pro-Trump position and threats he says he has received since he met with Trump.
Griffin testified that after Braithwaite’s painting job was completed, and he asked him to leave the home, Braithwaite charged him with “harassment.” Braithwaite included the local authorities in his complaints, calling the Sheriff’s department over seven times complaining about Griffin.
Griffin has recently been informed that Braithwaite is a former felon and had just been removed from his sister’s house in Maryland after a three-year eviction battle.
“All my problems began after that meeting with Trump in 2019. The fierce attacks began after that day,” said Griffin, who spent nine weeks in federal prison on charges related to January 6.
After the meeting with Trump, and related to his attendance at J6, Griffin was arrested by the FBI and placed in solitary confinement for nine days in federal prison—without being charged. He was not allowed to call family or an attorney before or during this initial imprisonment. Eventually, he was accused of the non-violent offense of “trespassing.”
Griffin was removed from his position as a commissioner after District Judge Francis Matthew indicated that because of Griffin’s supposed J6 “insurrectionist” behavior, he had violated Section Three of the Fourth Amendment. Defendants for Griffin stated that the clause was used in the civil war, not since 1860, and primarily to prevent Confederates from running for office.
In another interview, Griffin stated to CAT CHAT Rumble host Mahara Daniel that there were no designated areas near or on the Capital grounds or building that were clearly marked with no admittance or no trespassing signs.
Additionally, the crowds—who were mainly conservatives and/or Trump supporters who were both praying and celebrating but also protesting election results—were welcomed into the Capital, by capital security, according to Griffin.
“It was a trap. We didn’t know it, of course. You don’t let the prey know they are stepping into a trap until it’s too late,” he said, about the January 6th protest, a historical event more often referred to as an act of “insurrection.”
“I feel set up by the system. In this case, I was simply trying to help someone who was destitute, “said Griffin.
The Otero County Sheriff’s Department could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, May 23.
Let’s hope Cowboys For Trump will saddle up again soon.
Sure appears the Demonazi’s in charge of NM are intent on harrasing Cuoy endlessly!
No kidding!
Let’s hope and Pray that the Otero County People, Commissioners, and Sheriff follow God and the Constitution!
Why, if his sister had trouble with this guy in Maryland, would she not share that with her brother? Maybe I misread.
It was the homeless guy’s sister…..
Hi Christopher, This is Jane. I wrote the story. It was the squatter’s sister, not Couy’s sister, who had to evict Braithwaite. Couy didn’t know that about him or much of anything else about Braithwaite before he took him in. He just knew he was homeless and needed help.
This guy would have a fair action against you for libel if you had credibility and reach to actually cause damages.
God bless him and Trump. People who speak the truth are silenced in any way the evil demoncrats can accomplish it.
You nailed it Lisa.
God bless you Couy! Praying for you.
We need more people like Couy Griffin! He’s stood up to evil and paid the price for it. If more of us would stand up for righteousness, like Couy, they would have a hard time making an example of all of us. It’s not hard to make an example of one!
My Lord you people are clueless, he is about as Godly as a turd in a punchbowl. He threatens peoples lives, lies, steals, cheats, belittles, endangers, and intimidates, perpetuates fraud, and uses public money to do it. If you have never seen this turd behind the scenes, you will never know the real narcissistic tyrant you are supporting. I pray for enlightenment for his followers who are so blind to his satanic hypocrisy. You poor deluded souls.
Give some examples of what you are talking about. And how do you know what he does behind the scenes? Inquiring minds would like to know.
Yes, I think you might need to give some examples for that kind of accusation.
U are so right!!! It blows my mind how many people actually back Couy up & believe all the lies that fly out of his mouth! Couy is pure evil & I pray that he eventually suffers consequences for all his actions!
So, an anonymous person makes anonymous allegations against Griffin but then says his supporters are the ones who are “blind?” LOL. What a coward you are! Put your name to your allegations and provide some proof; otherwise, you’re just proving to us all that Griffin is being harassed by liars and their false allegations.
I do not trust the otero county Sherrif Black, our state rep slick Willie Madrid asked me to step outside to kick my but at a community meeting. He go made because I said he worked for me, as in all constituents. He said he did not, his actions show he works to his benefits not the peoples, I was going to see what he would do, his family held him back, but he did have his fists balled up for action. The Sherrif was at the meeting. All he said was that he would have done nothing because I antagonized him. What a POS politician. These are the politicians Griffey is fighting against. All I can say is a vote for Black or Madrid is a vote against the people!
When will this witch hunt end?
Hang in there, Couy! If it hadn’t been for you, I would still be blind to how the left is destroying our country. May God bless you and keep you safe 🙏