The 24-year-old man accused of killing a reputed New York mob boss had recently been influenced by right-wing conspiracy websites, his lawyer claims.
Anthony Comello has been accused of killing Gambino mob boss Franceso 'Franky Boy' Cali.
He was officially charged on Monday with murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon for a loaded firearm.
Comello has been ordered to be held without bail and is being kept in protective custody due to serious threats to his life in prison.
He is expected to plead not guilty when he is formally indicted on April 3.
Anthony Comello, the 24-year-old man accused of killing a reputed New York mob boss had recently been influenced by right-wing conspiracy websites, his lawyer claims. Comello is pictured here in court last week showing off pro-Trump scribbles on his hand
He had scrawled 'MAGA forever' on his hand, along with 'United We Stand MAGA' and 'Patriots In Charge', indicating he was influenced by discredited far-right conspiracy theory QAnon
For his first court appearance last week, Comello had scribbled 'MAGA Forever', a reference to Donald Trump's 'Make America Great Again' slogan, on his hand.
Comello was charged on Monday with murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Gambino crime family boss Francesco 'Franky Boy' Cali
He also had scrawled 'United We Stand MAGA' and 'Patriots In Charge', seeming to indicate he was influenced by QAnon - a discredited far-right conspiracy theory alleging a secret plot by so-called 'deep state' operatives against Trump and his supporters.
During Monday's hearing, attorney Robert Gottlieb said Comello's family attributes his behavior changes to 'hate spewed throughout the internet'.
'His family and friends recognized and picked up significant changes in him over the past few months,' Gottlieb told the New York Post.
'Something clearly went wrong. It's not just an attorney saying that, the people who know him - who love him - will be the source of that information.'
'Something dramatically happened to him that certainly seems to have been affected by the hate that is spewed throughout the internet.'
Last week it was revealed that Comello had a secret Instagram account on which he posted extreme right-wing messages and memes.
During Monday's hearing, attorney Robert Gottlieb said Comello's family attributes his behavior changes to 'hate spewed throughout the internet'. Comello is pictured here in court last week
Comello's lawyer claimed 'something dramatically happened to him' that he said was 'affected by the hate that is spewed throughout the internet'
Comello 'used to post crazy things about politics and Trump and Democrats,' a source told the Post.
The Instagram page was created under the handle 'realamericasvoice_'.
Gambino crime family boss Francesco 'Franky Boy' Cali (above) was murdered outside his Staten Island home on March 13
One Instagram post included the Reichsadler, or 'imperial eagle,' which was used during the Nazi period.
The post reads: 'Infidel of freedom, infidels of the free world...Dems=demons go down on all counts.'
Another post showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wearing a symbol that supposedly represents 'evil fascism.'
There are also truther conspiracy theories which allege that the September 11, 2001 attacks were orchestrated by the Bush administration.
Another Instagram post depicts Michelle Obama, the former first lady, as a man dancing with 'wife,' Barack Obama, whose head is photoshopped onto her body.
One meme shows a group of prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Eric Holder, and others in jail for 'treason' since 'Russia collusion is a proven lie.'
Last week it was revealed that Comello had a secret Instagram account on which he posted extreme right-wing messages and memes
The page included extreme messages denouncing illegal immigrants and Democrats. It also included memes claiming there was a conspiracy to bring down President Trump
The above meme found on the Instagram page shows extreme messages denouncing Democratic members of Congress and liberal activist Linda Sarsour
The Instagram post also shows messages denouncing illegal immigrants, socialism, and taxes.
Comello first drew the attention of police after he bizarrely tried to make a 'citizen's arrest' of prominent Democratic figures including Pelosi, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep Adam Schiff, and Rep Maxine Waters.
'There was an incident at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan where he showed up [on February 21] asking to make a citizen's arrest of a number of elected officials,' NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller told the Post.
Miller said that Comello 'blamed Nancy Pelosi and all kinds of other people for stealing the election'.
One Instagram post included the Reichsadler, or 'imperial eagle,' which was used during the Nazi period. The post reads: 'Infidel of freedom, infidels of the free world...Dems=demons go down on all counts'
The day after he showed up at the courthouse, Miller said Comello went to Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence in Manhattan, in an attempt to arrest de Blasio.
Friends told the New York Times that Comello believed in far-right wing conspiracy theories and had an OxyContin habit that made him aggressive when he was high.
Sources have said that Comello killed Cali, 53, because the mob boss said the 24-year-old wasn't good enough to date his niece.
Comello allegedly drove to Cali's Staten Island home on March 13 and backed his pickup truck into the mobster's Cadillac Escalade, knocking off the license plate.
Surveillance footage captured Comello ringing Cali's doorbell. The two walked outside and Comello picked up the license plate to give it to Cali.
He then allegedly pulled out a pistol and shot Cali 10 times before fleeing the scene. Authorities said they found Comello's fingerprints on the license plate.
Comello allegedly drove to Cali's Staten Island home on March 13 and backed his pickup truck into the mobster's Cadillac Escalade before confronting him
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