Joseph Caputo’s American flag cape billowed behind him as he scaled and leaped over the White House fence last Thanksgiving in his attempt to deliver President Barack Obama his rewritten version of the Constitution. Once on the grounds, Caputo threw his arms in the air and dropped to his knees. He was arrested by Secret Service members before he could even make it to the door of the White House and was charged with a misdemeanor.
But Caputo, of Stamford, opted to not accept a plea deal in his federal case, instead claiming his soaring act was an expression of speech and is protected by the First Amendment. Caputo’s attorney, Stamford-based Stephan Seeger, is claiming that Caputo was peacefully protesting by hopping the White House fence and wants to see the charge against Caputo dismissed on First Amendment grounds.
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