Former Marine, cop and metal worker. KC Proud Boys appear in court on riot charges

An Olathe man who federal prosecutors allege was the leader of a cell of Kansas City-area Proud Boys that breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will remain in federal custody, a judge ruled Friday.

William “Billy” Chrestman will be detained until Wednesday, when U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge James O’Hara will hear arguments on whether to release him pending further proceedings in the case.

Two others charged along with Chrestman on Thursday, Louis Enrique Colon of Blue Springs and Christopher Kuehne of Olathe, have been released on their own recognizance.

Colon is a former Blue Springs police officer and Kuehne is a retired Marine Corps officer.

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Billy Chrestman of Olathe (left to right), Louis Enrique Colon of Blue Springs and Christopher Charles Kuehne of Olathe were charged Thursday with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Wyandotte County jail booking photos, federal court documents