I hope he has good mentors who are actively coaching him on important phrases to say and important ones to avoid. I'd love to see him prosecuted and acquitted quickly because that will prevent a future prosecution.
I suspect it wasn’t long before he contacted his police friends given his association.
I do have a slight discomfort about this as I wonder if he was mature enough to handle this highly charged environment with all the loonies there. Doesn’t appear when I’ve seen some of these militia folks there’s any real plan or cohesiveness. A 17 yr old would need that.