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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Who says there is no good news to be read
    To be read ?



    Is that english for "I could read it, but probably won't" ?


    Landreath is the most effective thread hijacker ever seen on TD

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    A Pennsylvania man was sentenced for a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 Presidential election.

    Jorden Robert Mink, 29, of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, was sentenced, on Jun 2, 2023, in the District of Columbia to 51 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, a felony, theft of government property, and aiding and abetting. In addition to the prison term U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss ordered 36 months of supervised release and restitution of $2,000.

    According to court documents, on January 6, 2021, Mink used a baseball bat to shatter a window in the Capitol Building, entered the building through that broken window, and started removing property including chairs. He handed the property to individuals in the crowd on the exterior of the building. Other individuals can be seen handing out property such as a lamp and drawers through the same window after it was shattered by Mink. Mink was also seen striking an adjacent window repeatedly with a baseball bat, in an apparent attempt to shatter it.

    In video surveillance, Mink is seen engaging in assaultive conduct, spitting at officers guarding one of the doors and then throwing several objects at them – including a traffic cone, a large rectangular-shaped object (possibly a step or drawer), and a stick. Mink then appears armed with a long pole, which he uses to violently and repeatedly strike at the officers at the entrance, hitting their shields at least five times. After a few minutes, in an apparent reaction to smoke or pepper spray, the crowd temporarily retreats backward 15 to 25 feet, allowing the officers to exit the lower west terrace area and respond to the protestors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    To be read ?
    Words are read . . . and though at times SL posts too lengthy articles he is contributing greatly


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    He’s scheduled to be sentenced on June 26 and faces up to five years in prison for each count.
    Excellent . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    though at times SL posts too lengthy articles he is contributing greatly
    Ain't that the truth
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    though at times SL posts too lengthy articles
    Agree

    Cut and paste dem propaganda ad nauseam
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    he is contributing greatly
    Great cut and paster, you mean.

    Hardly an opinion from Landreath in his own words, is there ?

    I once posted that, if I could, I wouldn't vote for Trump OR Biden.

    He called me a [at][at][at][at], which I actually found refreshing.


    He is a tool, but whatever floats your boat

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    Another Texas Oath Keeper going to prison for role in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack

    Roberto Minuta, 39, a tattoo artist who guarded Trump advisor Roger Stone, got the longest of four sentences handed down to Oath Keepers this week.

    A federal judge sentenced Minuta to 54 months in prison Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes. The Justice Department had asked for a sentence of 17 years behind bars.

    Roberto Minuta was among six Oath Keeper members convicted in the violent plot to stop the transfer of power from Trump to President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

    Minuta told the judge he is ashamed of his actions and was “repulsed” by the lack of remorse fellow Texan and Oath Keepers founder Stuart Rhodes showed at his own sentencing.

    “My emotions got the best of me, and I’m deeply apologetic, your honor,” Minuta said. “I was misled and naïve."

    The judge told Minuta that the law doesn’t permit anybody to “gather up arms to battle your government.”

    “This is not about politics. This is not about your beliefs. It’s about your conduct,” Mehta said.

    Minuta, who owned a New York tattoo shop, was in communication on Jan. 6 with Rhodes, who described him in a message as one of his "most trusted men,” according to federal prosecutors. Minuta purchased 5,500 rounds of ammunition as Jan. 6 approached, prosecutors said.

    Prosecutors said he hasn't shown true remorse, noting that Minuta took to social media after his arrest to slam the investigation as politically motivated and referred to Jan. 6 defendants as “POLITICAL PRISONERS." A fundraiser page that was linked to his Twitter page said the government “has been weaponized to destroy dissidents.”

    “That’s his worldview,” Justice Department prosecutor Troy Edwards said. “Mr. Minuta is a danger to himself and to his republic because of his worldview.”

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    A prominent Long Island funeral home director and frequent donor to GOP causes was arrested Wednesday and charged by federal prosecutors with spraying wasp insecticide at police officers during the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

    Peter G. Moloney, who campaign finance records show has given thousands of dollars to GOP campaigns and committees — including Donald Trump, the Republican National Committee and Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate — was also charged with assaulting a member of the media. Moloney is slated to make his initial appearance at a federal courthouse on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon.

    Long Island Man Arrested on Felony Assault Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

    Peter G. Moloney, 58, of Bayport, New York, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, assault by striking, entering, and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and other charges. He was arrested today in Bayport. He is expected to make his initial appearance later today in the Eastern District of New York.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Moloney was among the early members of a mob illegally massed on the West Plaza of the Capitol during the initial breach of the Capitol grounds. As the police officers used barricades to attempt to keep the rioters, Moloney put on a helmet, protective eyewear, gloves, and a face covering. At approximately 1:29 p.m., Moloney removed a can of Black Flag® Wasp, Hornet & Yellow Jacket Killer2 spray from his backpack and used it on police officers, spraying it in the direction of the officers’ faces and bodies. Moloney sprayed police officers with the insecticide on at least one other occasion. Additionally, on two separate occasions, Moloney joined other rioters in surrounding and striking individuals that the mob believed to be members of the news media.

    This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

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    The Justice Department on Tuesday blasted as “meritless” a bid by Jan. 6 rioter Jacob Chansley — famously known as the QAnon Shaman — to unravel his conviction for obstructing Congress’ proceedings on Jan. 6, 2021, which landed him in prison for more than two years.

    Chansley’s legal effort, fueled by Capitol surveillance footage provided to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, distorts the “overwhelming” evidence of his criminality, argued Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Paschall in a blistering 31-page filing. In fact, Carlson’s footage covered roughly four minutes of Chansley’s trip through the Capitol and was nearly all subsequent to the most egregious examples of his conduct that day, the prosecutor wrote.

    Chansley has claimed that the clips aired by Carlson were a new wrinkle in his long-winding case that he deserved access to before pleading guilty — that it showed him being “escorted” by police. He claimed that his previous lawyer shouldn’t have agreed to the terms of prosecutors’ plea offer before having a chance to review all surveillance footage from that day.

    But DOJ’s Tuesday filing skewered that argument, contending the vast majority of the footage had been turned over to Chansley and his previous lawyer in advance of his guilty plea and sentencing. And that, in some cases, the footage Chansley’s lawyer had access to at the time was even more detailed than what Carlson aired.

    U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Chansley in November 2021 to 41 months in jail at the time after Chansley delivered a stirring speech about the depth of his “repentance” — a speech that Lamberth said moved him to sentence Chansley to the lowest end of the range his plea agreement called for. Chansley was released earlier this year after a stint at a halfway house, and he has since embarked on a publicity tour, appearing on podcasts and granting media interviews.

    “I think you are genuine in your remorse,” Lamberth said. “You’ve certainly done everything you could today to convince the Court that you’re a new person, and I think you’re on the right track.”

    But the judge also said at the time that he viewed a 41-month sentence as appropriate because of the gravity of Chansley’s conduct. “It’s such a serious crime that I just can’t go all the way, even though you now recognize,” Lamberth siad. “But you said today what you did was wrong. You know what you did was wrong.”

    Notably, Paschall indicated that if Chansley’s effort were successful, it wouldn’t result in the dismissal of the case against him altogether.

    “Rather, Chansley’s guilty plea would be withdrawn, the charges in the indictment would be reinstated, and the case would proceed to trial — where Chansley, if convicted, could face up to 20 years’ imprisonment,” she wrote. “Chansley, therefore, may wish to consider whether the “relief” that he could obtain through these claims is truly preferable to preserving the benefits of the Plea Agreement.”

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    A Tennessee man was sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Michael Lee Roche, 28, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution, for obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, entering and remaining on the floor of Congress, disorderly conduct in a capitol building or grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building. Roche was found guilty on March 10, 2023, following a stipulated trial.

    According to court documents, at approximately 2:42 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, a crowd that had amassed outside the Senate Parliamentarian Door successfully breached open the door allowing rioters to pour into the Capitol. Three minutes later, at approximately 2:45p.m., Roche entered the Capitol with a crowd of rioters. Roche paraded through the Capitol. At approximately 3:01 p.m., Roche was part of a crowd that confronted and overwhelmed officers and forced them further down one of the hallways. Roche proceeded to the Senate floor where he found Jacob Chansley behind the Vice President’s desk. Roche walked over and stood next to Chansley. At approximately 3:04 p.m., Roche began shouting while raising his arms, “Jesus Christ, we invoke your name! Amen!” Roche remained on the Senate Floor behind the Vice President’s desk for approximately seven minutes, at one point, picking up a bible that was on the desk, holding it up in the air, and posing for a photo. Roche exited the Senate Floor at approximately 3:10 p.m.

    Outside the Capitol Building, Roche appeared in a video that was posted to Facebook, stating: My name is Michael Roche. We're here in Washington, D.C. We did get a chance to storm the Capitol. And we made it into the chamber… We managed to convince the cops to let us through. They listened to reason. And when we got into the chamber ... we all started praying and shouting in the name of Jesus Christ, and inviting Christ back into our state capitol.

    we all started praying and shouting in the name of Jesus Christ, and inviting Christ back into our state capitol


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    A New Jersey man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Patrick Alonzo Stedman, 35, of Haddonfield, New Jersey, was found guilty of five charges, including one felony count and four misdemeanor counts, following a trial before U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell. Stedman was convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, as well as four misdemeanors: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing inside a Capitol building.

    According to evidence presented during the trial, Stedman traveled from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., and entered the Capitol building for over 40 minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. In a series of posts to his Twitter page and in numerous videos that he recorded inside and outside the Capitol, Stedman detailed his travel to D.C. and his involvement in the Capitol breach and riots.

    In one post in the early morning of Jan. 6, 2021, after he had arrived in D.C., Stedman posted “This is the Second American Revolution. I love you all for being here with me. NOW WE FIGHT!” In another post, as he was entering the building, he wrote “we have stormed the capitol.”

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    Jay Johnston, an actor known for his roles on "Bob's Burgers," "Arrested Development" and more comedies, has been arrested and charged with crimes in connection to the January 6th Capitol riot.

    According to an arrest warrant obtained by USA TODAY, Johnston, 54, was arrested in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday and charged with civil disorder, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings. He was expected to make his initial court appearance today.

    USA TODAY was unable to locate contact information for Johnston for comment.

    Johnston voiced the character Jimmy Pesto on Fox's “Bob's Burgers." The Daily Beast reported in December 2021 that Johnston was “banned” from the animated show after the Jan. 6 riot.

    According to his IMDb profile, Johnston has acted in several television comedies, lending his voice to other animated shows like "Momma Named Me Sheriff," "Mr. Pickles" and "Rick and Morty." He also acted in 10 episodes of "Arrested Development," 32 episodes of "The Sarah Silverman Program." and four episodes of "Love" and appeared in "Parks and Recreation," "Reno 911!," "Modern Family," "Malcolm in the Middle" and the movie "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy."

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    An Arizona man has been sentenced for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

    Sixty-four-year-old Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison, followed by another three years of supervised release.

    Vallejo was one of four members of the Oath Keepers that were sentenced this week on charges related to the Capitol riot.

    He was found guilty of seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to prevent members of Congress from discharging their official duties.

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    a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison




    Virginia man accused of hitting police with a large stick during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty on Monday to a felony charge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.

    Jonathan G. Mellis, 35, of Williamsburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty in D.C. to “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon.”

    Bodycam footage from officers during the Jan. 6 riot show Mellis and others “using sticks and other items as weapons to assault law enforcement officers” as they protected an entrance to the Capitol, according to the DOJ release.

    Other footage reportedly shows Mellis “repeatedly striking and making stabbing motions towards the officers with the large wooden stick in hand.”

    Mellis also entered the Capitol grounds and shared videos to Instagram in which he said he and others were “storming the f—ing castle” and “ain’t f—ing leaving,” the release notes.

    A sentencing hearing for Mellis is scheduled for this September. The charge carries a 20-year maximum prison sentence and financial penalties.

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    All three men face a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment.




    Two men who were active-duty members of the Marines Corps when they stormed the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty on Monday to riot-related criminal charges.

    Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen are scheduled to be sentenced in September by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes. Both pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia.

    Many Capitol rioters are military veterans, but only a few were actively serving in the armed forces when they joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

    A third active-duty Marine, Micah Coomer, also was charged with Abate and Hellonen. Coomer pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor charge in May and is scheduled to be sentenced by Reyes on Aug. 30.

    All three men face a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment.

    As of May 19, the Marines were still in the service. No additional information was available Monday.

    David Dischley, an attorney for Abate, declined to comment on his client’s guilty plea. An assistant public defender who represents Hellonen didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

    Witnesses stationed with Coomer at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and with Hellonen at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina identified them in videos of the Jan. 6 riot, according to the FBI. A third witness — also a Marine — identified Abate from footage captured inside the Capitol, the FBI said.

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    Oath Keepers lawyer's trial delayed for competency treatment

    The trial of a lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will be delayed so she can get treatment she needs to be mentally competent to stand trial, a judge decided Friday.

    Kellye SoRelle is charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, but experts for the prosecution and defense found she is not competent for a trial that had been set for July. Those evaluations predicted that three to four months of treatment can restore her to competency, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said.

    She has pleaded not guilty and been free pending trial in Texas. Defense attorney Horatio Aldredge agreed an in-patient treatment program will be required once a spot becomes available. Attorneys did not disclose details of her condition, and Aldredge’s office declined additional comment on her behalf.

    SoRelle, who served as general counsel for the antigovernment group, was photographed with leader Stewart Rhodes outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and was present at an underground garage meeting the night before.

    Rhodes has been convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges and was sentenced last month to 18 years in prison, the longest term yet in the riot. The garage meeting included Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, who was also recently convicted of seditious conspiracy.

    SoRelle is also charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice for tampering with documents and a misdemeanor charge for entering Capitol grounds.

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    A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Mikhail Edward Slye, 32, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, 18 months supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 of restitution. Slye pleaded guilty in January 2023 to one charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Slye joined the mob storming the U.S. Capitol and entered the building through a broken window near the Senate wing door while wearing a baseball helmet with a facemask. Slye exited the building a short time later but then reentered within minutes and traveled to the Crypt area of the Capitol and remained inside for 30 minutes.

    After exiting the U.S. Capitol, court records state that Slye went to the north side of the building and observed police using chemical spray to keep a mob away from the north doors. As a group of officers made their way down the steps just outside those doors, Slye grabbed a bicycle rack barricade and waited for the officers to come down the stairs.

    As a Capitol Police officer approached his position, court documents state that Slye threw the barricade into the officer’s path, causing at least one officer to trip over it. The officer suffered physical injuries as a direct result of the fall. After Slye tripped the officer, he berated other officers attempting to reenter the U.S. Capitol building, shouting “traitor,” “this is our country,” “f*** you,” “Nazis,” “f***ing bitches” and spat at the police.

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    ‘We’re coming, b—-‘: Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted cop, threatened Pelosi and Pence convicted of all charges

    An Oregon man who was seen picking up a phone inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and shouting threats against then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence has been convicted of almost a dozen charges.

    An Oregon man who was seen picking up a phone inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and shouting threats against then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence has been convicted of almost a dozen charges.

    Once inside, he was seen on video “menacing Capitol Police officers from the front of a large crowd, resulting in the officers moving aside so that Harris and the crowd could continue into the building.”

    Video also recorded Harris picking up a landline phone in the Capitol Rotunda and demanding to speak with Pelosi, a Democrat and then-leader of the House of Representatives, and Pence, who was overseeing the certification process — both of whom were repeatedly targeted with vile, violent threats that day.

    “Can I speak to Pelosi? We’re coming, b—-,” Harris said. “Oh, Mike Pence? We’re coming for you, too, you f—— traitor.”

    Video from inside the Rotunda also showed Harris “physically assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer” by grabbing the officer’s baton and pulling it.

    Harris was ultimately forced out by police after spending almost 90 minutes inside the building.

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    The charge of civil disorder carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison.




    A Virginia man and self-proclaimed member of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    James Russell Davis, 47, of King George, Virginia, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of civil disorder, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 12, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2021, Davis traveled from his home in Virginia to Washington, D.C., to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally and protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College. Court records state that Davis, a self-proclaimed member of the Virginia chapter of the Proud Boys, communicated with other Proud Boys members via Telegram, an encrypted messaging system, about the upcoming protest. For example, on Jan. 4, 2021, Davis wrote:

    “Bad Ass PRESIDENT TRUMP! 1776 REVOLUTION! GENTLEMEN, I Think PRESIDENT TRUMP just gave every PATRIOT and PROUD BOY the GREEN LIGHT! Time to UNLEASH HELL! POYB! UHURU!”

    Court records say that on Jan. 5, 2021, Davis stayed overnight at a campground with other members of the Proud Boys, and on the morning of January 6, traveled to the Washington Mall near the area of the rally and then marched with members of the Proud Boys to the Capitol.

    According to court documents, at approximately 2:35 p.m. Davis was at the front of the crowd of rioters who attempted to breach the defensive perimeter guarding the staircase to the lower west terrace and personally engaged with at least three different officers while attempting to breach the police line, all while carrying a long wooden stick in one hand.

    In one encounter with law enforcement, court documents say that Davis first pushed against a police officer’s riot shield with his left hand, which was holding the stick. Davis next moved towards an officer without a shield, who was forced to push him away using a baton. Court documents state that Davis, rather than retreating, pushed back against the baton and put his right hand on the officer’s shoulder. Throughout the confrontation with the first two officers, Davis repeatedly yelled in the officers’ faces that he was a military police officer and had fought for his country.

    At approximately 2:36 pm, court records say that Davis went up to a third officer, experienced a medical issue, and then collapsed. Davis was pulled away from the police line by other rioters while law enforcement officers were forced to retreat up the staircase to the lower west terrace.

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    A Florida man was sentenced today for a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Mason Joel Courson, 27, of Tamarac, Florida, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon. Courson pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2022, in the District of Columbia. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras ordered 36 months of supervised release, and restitution of $2,000.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Courson was part of a mob that confronted law enforcement officers at the Archway and tunnel areas leading into the Capitol building from the lower west terrace. By approximately 4:20 p.m., hundreds of rioters were gathered there, some of whom were throwing and/or swinging various objects at a group of law enforcement officers.

    During the violence, at approximately 4:27 p.m., another rioter, Jack Wade Whitton, climbed over a railing and began striking an officer with a crutch, also kicking him. Whitton then grabbed the officer and, along with Logan Barnhart and another rioter, dragged the officer down the steps and into the crowd. Courson, who was at the bottom of the steps, beat the officer with a police baton, as other rioters struck him with other objects. The officer sustained physical injuries, including bruising and abrasions.

    Courson is among a group of nine defendants named in an indictment in this case that was returned in the District of Columbia. Justin Jersey, Jack Wade Whitton, Logan James Barnhart, and Peter Francis Stager have all previously pleaded guilty in this matter.

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    • Jan. 6 rioter who used taser on officer sentenced to more than 12 years in prison


    A man who used a stun gun on a Washington, D.C., police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies.

    Daniel Rodriguez, whom prosecutors called “one of the most violent defendants” in their Jan. 6 prosecutions, organized with other rioters on Telegram ahead of the attack on the Capitol.

    “There will be blood. Welcome to the revolution,” he said in a group chat hours before the riot began.

    Rodriguez used a taser on officer Michael Fanone during the attack. Fanone, who has since left the police department and is a CNN contributor, has spoken out about the insurrection and the PTSD and “emotional trauma” he suffered afterward. He experienced a minor heart attack and a traumatic brain injury in the riot.

    “I don’t give a shit about Daniel Rodriguez. He ceased to exist to me as a person a long time ago,” Fanone said in court Wednesday.

    “Any compassion or empathy I felt toward those who laid siege to our Capitol, whose actions I felt were at least in part influenced by their leader Donald Trump and his lies, has been eroded — eroded by the attacks directed at me and my family by supporters of Donald Trump and the right-wing media,” he added.

    Rodriguez admitted to using a taser on an officer in the same Telegram chat later Jan. 6. He said prior to his sentencing that he was “truly” expecting a civil war and supported the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers extremist militias.

    In February, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice and assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors initially sought a 14-year sentence.

    Rodriguez’s defense blamed the insurrection on former President Trump, saying that Trump’s rhetoric inspired him to participate in the riot. His lawyers said that Rodriguez idolized Trump, noting that he himself grew up without a father.

    “He saw the former president as the father he wished he had,” Rodriguez’s legal team wrote in a memo. “He believed Trump was someone to be admired: a multimillionaire who graduated from Wharton Business School, with his name massively displayed in gold on buildings across the United States.”

    Rodriguez was originally identified by internet sleuths who poured over hundreds of hours of publicly available video from the riots. He was arrested in March 2021.

    He said he believed Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election being stolen and was radicalized by far-right extremist sites like InfoWars and influencers like Steven Crowder.

    The 12.5 year term is one of the longest given to a Jan. 6 defendant. Last month, Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the attack. Another man who attacked officers with pepper spray and a chair was given 14 years in prison.

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    Illinois Man Sentenced to Prison for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

    An Illinois man was sentenced to prison today for felony and misdemeanor charges during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Thomas B. Adams, Jr., 41, of Springfield, Illinois, was sentenced to 14 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta. In addition to the sentence, Judge Mehta ordered 36 months of supervised release and $2,000 in restitution. Adams was found guilty in February 2023 of the felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting and the misdemeanor of remaining in a restricted building or grounds.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Adams passed through a security perimeter on the west side of the Capitol building where he joined rioters. At approximately 2:48 pm, Adams was among the rioters who entered the Capitol building through the Parliamentarian Door, which is a fire door. On Feb. 4, 2021, Adams told the FBI that other people had breached the door with “window washing equipment.” He also stated that he walked into the Capitol building over broken glass and that one of the doors through which he entered had a broken window.

    After entering the building, Adams ignored and walked past a line of U.S. Capitol Police just beyond the Parliamentarian Door who were attempting to stop the rioters. Once Adams made his way past the line of officers, he made his way to the Senate Chamber by walking by Vice President Pence’s ceremonial office. At approximately 3:04 p.m., Adams entered the Senate Chamber through a door on the second floor. Adams knew that he did not have authorization to enter the Senate Chamber and walked into to the Senate well, where he and multiple other rioters walked among the Senators’ desks. While on the Senate floor, Adams took pictures with his cell phone. At approximately 3:11 pm, law enforcement escorted Adams out of the Capitol building via the Senate Carriage Door. Adams described this to the FBI as being “forced out.”

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    An Illinois man was sentenced today for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    James Robert Elliott, 25, of Aurora, Illinois, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered 24 months of supervised release and restitution of $2,000 to the Architect of the Capitol.

    According to court documents, Elliott, who was a member of the Northern Illinois Proud Boys at the time, traveled to Washington, D.C., from Illinois. On the morning of January 6th, Elliott met with another individual to receive a ballistic vest that he had purchased to wear that day. In addition to the vest, Elliott equipped himself with a helmet, hard-knuckle gloves and carried a radio and flag with a wooden pole.

    According to court documents, Elliott marched to the Capitol with other members of the Proud Boys. He approached from the west, crossing over clearly toppled barriers as he arrived at the west plaza. Elliott faced a mob of rioters behind him and yelled a phrase inspired by a battle cry from the movie “300:” “Patriots, what is your occupation?” to which he responded, “Ah-ooh! Ah-ooh! Ah-ooh!” while thrusting his flagpole in the air.

    At approximately 1:40 p.m., while officers were attempting to replace bicycle rack barriers to hold back the mob on the lower west terrace, Elliott swung his flagpole at officers and then thrust it forward into the police line. Court records say that the flagpole made contact with at least one officer. Elliott then advanced to the base of the inauguration scaffolding, where he repeated the battle cry. He was repelled by chemical irritants and did not advance further toward the Capitol building.

    After Jan. 6, Elliott sent text messages describing his actions, saying, among other things, “I bonked 2 cops … never thought I’d say that lol.”

    Elliott was arrested on Dec. 20, 2021, in Batavia, Illinois.

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    An Alabama man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Dillion Colby Herrington, 31, of Madison, Alabama, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell scheduled a sentencing hearing for Oct. 27, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Herrington attended the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., and afterward marched with other rioters to the western side of the United States Capitol building. While on the west plaza of the Capitol, court documents say that Herrington engaged in aggressively antagonistic and assaultive conduct toward Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers who were attempting to contain and stop the forward progress of the crowd of rioters.

    Court documents state that, on numerous occasions that afternoon, Herrington threw objects at law enforcement officers attempting to maintain a police line, including a full water bottle, an unidentified object pulled from a box marked “DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE,” and a 4 x 4 piece of lumber.

    At approximately 4:57 P.M., court documents say that MPD officers attempting to clear rioters from the terrace noticed that Herrington had a large military-style knife protruding from his rear pant pocket, removed the knife, and detained him. While detained, Herrington informed the officers that he was also carrying a “taser.” Officers recovered an object from his pocket that court documents describe as a small stun gun.

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    A Colorado man was sentenced to prison today for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Robert Gieswein, 26, of Woodland Park, Colorado, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for two counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden ordered 36 months of supervised release, and restitution of $2,000 to the Architect of the Capitol.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Gieswein encountered a small group of Proud Boys members in downtown Washington, D.C. Gieswein was dressed in a camouflage paramilitary kit, and he was carrying a baseball bat. These individuals invited Gieswein to stay with them throughout the day. At some point, one of the Proud Boys members gave Gieswein a piece of orange duct tape to place on his helmet for the purpose of identifying him as a “friendly.” Gieswein walked with the small group of Proud Boys to the area surrounding the Washington Monument, where he encountered a large group of individuals who identified as Proud Boys members, as well as others.

    Shortly after 10 a.m., Gieswein marched with the group of Proud Boys from the Washington Monument to the Capitol. After marching with the Proud Boys group for nearly three hours, Gieswein arrived at the Peace Monument shortly before 1:00 p.m. A large mob, including the defendant, rushed into the restricted area of the Capitol grounds and ultimately to the plaza to the west of the Capitol. While in the west plaza, Gieswein participated with other rioters in, among other things, pushing on a barricade held by police that they were using to set a line between themselves and the rioters. Gieswein was stopped by a man with a microphone and asked how he was doing. In response, Gieswein stated, among other things, that “this” was “crazy,” and that he “would die for this.” Asked what the solution was to “this right here,” Gieswein stated, to “execute these fascists.” Moments prior to making the statement, the defendant threw a water bottle at a line of police officers.

    Shortly before 2:00 p.m., the crowd pushed up the stairs under the Inauguration scaffolding that led from the west plaza to the upper west terrace, and Gieswein joined in this push. At the top of the stairs, the defendant sprayed an aerosol irritant at three members of the U.S. Capitol Police, who were attempting to prevent the crowd from further advancing toward the Capitol building.

    Defendant Gieswein continued to advance with the crowd toward the Capitol building and, again, met a line of officers attempting to prevent the crowd from advancing. Gieswein sprayed his aerosol canister at a line of officers at the top of the stairs leading to the upper west terrace. Gieswein was one of the first rioters to reach the façade of the building, and he watched as the window adjacent to the Senate wing door was breached at approximately 2:13 p.m. He entered through that window, and he was one of the first rioters to enter the building. At approximately 2:29 p.m., the defendant again sprayed his aerosol substance at two other Capitol Police officers.

    At approximately 2:34 p.m., the defendant sprayed his aerosol substance at a group of officers who were in the process of arresting another rioter. At least one officer was hit by the spray and experienced a bodily injury. In response, officers attempted to arrest Gieswein, and a scuffle ensued. Gieswein attempted to punch at least one officer.

    Inside the Rotunda, shortly after 3:00 p.m., Gieswein participated with other rioters in pushing against a group of police officers who were trying to prevent the rioters from advancing up a hallway that led to the House Speaker’s office. Gieswein and others were unable to break through the line of officers and were pushed back into the Rotunda. Shortly thereafter, the defendant exited the Capitol.
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    A Florida woman pleaded guilty on Monday, June 26, 2023, to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Corinne Montoni, 33, of Lakeland, Florida, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of Civil Disorder, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth scheduled a sentencing hearing for September 28, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Montoni unlawfully entered the Capitol through a broken door next to the Senate wing door on the west side of the building. After entering, she proceeded through the building, making her way to the Capitol crypt. While inside, Montoni took several videos with her cell phone, including one video posted to her Instagram account in which she states, “We’re in the Capitol cuz this is our house – we paid for this, and they’re trying to steal it from us. Let’s go!”

    While inside a hall of the Capitol building, Montoni was in the midst of a crowd surrounded by other rioters. Montoni and others then began to push against officers attempting to stop them from proceeding. In another video recording, Montoni can be seen yelling, “Push back! Push back!” in support of the crowd of rioters.

    Court documents say that Montoni remained in the Capitol building for approximately 10 minutes before exiting. Montoni then re-entered the building at least one time, despite being aware that police were attempting to remove people from the building.

    According to court documents, Montoni posted on social media throughout the day on January 6th about her experiences at the Capitol. On her Parler account, she stated in part, “WE BREACHED THE CAPITOL OMG“; “Insurrection is coming. Hold the line. Stay vigilant.”; “Storming the Capitol to take back our country from traitors! This is OUR HOUSEEEE!”; and “Here’s a pretty little view form inside the Capitol at our traitor DC police, with a smashed window.” On her Facebook account, she stated in part, “We are DONE with these traitors. Today, we showed them how done we are. The Capitol building belongs to Us, we the people. This is our house. . . We broke a few windows, sure but we are a peaceful protect occupying the people’s property.”

    The charge of Civil Disorder carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison. A federal court judge will determine the appropriate sentence after considering all factors and the U.S. Sentencing guidelines. All charges carry potential financial penalties.

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    charge of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting carries a statutory maximum sentence of eight years in prison




    An Alabama man pleaded guilty on Monday, June 26, 2023, to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Bobby Wayne Russell, 49, of Falkville, Alabama, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth scheduled a sentencing hearing for November 17, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Russell was among rioters confronting officers at a line of bike rack barricades on the southwest side of the Capitol grounds. Russell resisted officers’ efforts to get him to back away from the barricade. He held a section of bike rack pressed between his upper arm and side, clinging to it despite being sprayed with OC spray. When the barricade broke apart due to the involvement of other rioters, Russell grabbed the jacket of a Metropolitan Police Department officer, pulling the officer down with him as he fell headlong down a short flight of stairs.

    Later that day, court documents say that at approximately 4:20 pm, law enforcement officers formed a line and attempted to clear the area near the Senate wing doors. Russell refused orders to leave the area and pushed his back and buttocks into the riot shields of several officers. He then turned around to face one officer and declared, ““There’s more of us than you guys, you’re gonna lose.”

    The charge of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting carries a statutory maximum sentence of eight years in prison. A federal court judge will determine the appropriate sentence after considering all factors and the U.S. Sentencing guidelines. All charges carry potential financial penalties.

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    Man with weapons and Jan. 6 warrant arrested after running toward Obamas' D.C. home

    A man with materials to make explosives and an active Jan. 6-related warrant was arrested by law enforcement in former President Barack Obama's Washington, D.C., neighborhood, multiple sources briefed on the matter tell CBS News.


    Several sources identified the suspect as 37-year-old Taylor Taranto, of Seattle, Washington. Secret Service spotted him within blocks of the Obama's home, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter. Taranto fled, and Secret Service chased him. He was running toward the Obama home, but was apprehended before reaching it.


    Taranto's van was parked close to where he was arrested. There were multiple weapons and the materials to make some kind of explosive device akin to a Molotov cocktail, but it had not been assembled, according law enforcement officials familiar with the details. He had said he had explosives, but first responders only found the materials to make them.


    U.S. officials were concerned because Taranto had made threats during recent livestreams on social media against a public figure. He also had an open warrant on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. He wasn't in Obama's neighborhood by mistake, a U.S. official noted.


    According to a senior law enforcement official, Taranto had been in Washington, D.C., area for a couple of months. He had been seen camping out in his van near the D.C. jail where many of the Jan. 6 defendants are being held, and some of his livestreams were apparently posted while he was in the D.C. area.


    Taranto has been charged with being a fugitive from justice, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.


    The incident did not result in any injuries. It's unclear if the Obamas were home at the time.

    Man with weapons and Jan. 6 warrant arrested after running toward Obamas' D.C. home - CBS News

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    Members of the right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, have been ordered to pay more than a million dollars as part of a civil suit judgment involving the destruction of property in December 2020 at the predominantly Black campus of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.

    DC Superior Court Judge Neal E. Kravitz approved Friday’s default judgment against Proud Boys members Joseph R. Biggs, Enrique Tarrio, Jeremy Bertino and John Turano, as well as the group’s limited liability corporation.

    In a blistering order, Kravitz described the “highly orchestrated” and “hateful and overtly racist conduct” from members of the Proud Boys during the “attack” on the Metropolitan AME church, in which a Black Lives Matter sign owned by the church was allegedly destroyed.

    CNN has reached out to attorneys for Tarrio and Biggs for comment on the judgment, and is attempting to locate attorney information for the other named defendants.

    A request for comment on the judgment has also been made to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.

    According to Kravitz’s order, on December 12, 2020, several people in Proud Boys regalia “leaped over Metropolitan AME’s fence, entered the church’s property, and went directly to the Black Lives Matter sign. They then broke the zip ties that held the sign in place, tore down the sign, threw it to the ground, and stomped on it while loudly celebrating. Many others then jumped over the fence onto the church’s property and joined in the celebration of the sign’s destruction.”

    Describing the target of the attack, Kravitz wrote, “For generations, the leaders of Metropolitan AME and the members of its congregation have vocally and publicly supported movements for civil rights and racial justice,” adding, “Church leaders and congregants view supporting the Black Lives Matter movement as a continuation of the church’s mission of advocacy for civil rights and racial justice.”

    In his rebuke of the Proud Boys, the judge wrote that the group has “incited and committed acts of violence against members of Black and African American communities across the country.

    The church sought compensatory damages as part of the civil suit, in part to repair the sign and increase security in the wake of the attack and due to “ongoing threats,” the order said.

    “The ultimate goal of this lawsuit was not monetary windfall, but to stop the Proud Boys from being able to act with impunity, without fear of consequences for their actions,” the plaintiff’s co-counsel, Arthur Ago, said in a statement after the judgment. “And that’s exactly what we accomplished.”

    In July 2021, Tarrio, the group’s leader, pleaded guilty to property destruction in a criminal case involving the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner at a different, predominately Black church in Washington, and also pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a high-capacity magazine, a violation of local gun control laws. He was later sentenced to more than five months in jail for those crimes.

    In May, Tarrio and Biggs were also among a group of four Proud Boys members found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a jury in Washington for their roles in attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

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    A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Ezekiel Kurt Stecher, 48, of Sewell, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of civil disorder, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 7, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Stecher entered the exterior of the lower terrace tunnel door of the U.S. Capitol building and began to forcefully push the crowd forward towards the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) riot line and into the doors of the building. Court documents state that Stecher repeatedly pushed at the law enforcement officers attempting to stop the crowd from entering the building.

    Court records say that Stecher and members of the crowd outside the doors chanted, “our house!” “stop the steal!” as they attempted to push their way inside the building. According to court documents, other individuals began to fight with police in the doorway, attempting to push and pull the officers out of the way to clear a path for the rioters to enter the building. A short time later, law enforcement officers sprayed chemical eye irritant to disperse the rioters, including Stecher, from the area.

    Stecher was arrested on Dec. 8, 2021, in Mantua Township, New Jersey. He faces a statutory maximum of five years in prison, as well as potential financial penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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    felony assault charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 8 years in prison, and the felony civil disorder charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. All charges carry potential financial penalties.




    A New York man was found guilty in the District of Columbia on Monday, June 12, 2023, of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Ralph Joseph Celentano III, 55, of Broad Channel, New York, was found guilty after a trial before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly of two felony charges, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and civil disorder, and related misdemeanor offenses.

    According to the government’s evidence, Celentano traveled from New York to Washington D.C. and attended the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021. After the rally, Celentano breached the restricted perimeter of the U.S. Capitol Building and made his way to the very front of the mass of rioters gathered at the Lower West Terrace. At the same time rioters had breached the Capitol Building and forced the recess of the U.S. House of Representatives, Celentano engaged in several physical altercations with law enforcement officers attempting to hold their police line on the West Front. Celentano locked arms with other rioters and pushed forward to breach the police line and then repeatedly shoved a separate law enforcement officer backward.

    Evidence at trial showed that after successfully breaching the police line, Celentano observed a uniformed Capitol Police officer standing at the edge of a raised platform with his back turned. Celentano approached the officer from behind and rammed the officer in a “football-style tackle.” According to court documents, the officer was hit so hard that he flipped over the ledge and fell onto officers below him. The officer, an Iraq war veteran, recalled thinking, “I didn’t survive a war to go out like this.”

    Over the course of the next few days, Celentano sent several text messages and posted on the social media network Parler about the riot on Jan. 6th. Among his messages, Celentano indicated he had fought the Capitol Police and won, taken over the Capitol, and stated that it was a day he would always remember, and that he would do it all over again.

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    A Texas man was sentenced today for felony obstruction of an official proceeding during the breach of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Joshua Johnson, 32, of Sherman, Texas, formerly of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for obstruction of an official proceeding. Johnson pleaded guilty, on March 21, 2023, in the District of Columbia. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper ordered 24 months of supervised release, restitution of $2,000 to the Architect of the Capitol, and a $100 fine.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Johnson arrived at the east side of the U.S. Capitol building with other protestors. As he approached, police and rioters were spraying each other with what the defendant believed to be mace. He entered the Capitol at approximately 2:40 p.m. through the Rotunda doors. From there, he climbed a set of stairs and made his way through the hallways of the Capitol—checking door handles of locked doors as he made his way to the Senate gallery.

    Court records say that at about 2:43 p.m., Johnson put on and removed a gas mask as he made his way toward the Senate floor, which he reached by about 2:49 p.m. As he approached the Senate chamber, Johnson’s goal was to “be heard” by members of the United States Congress, who Johnson was surprised to see had already evacuated the chamber, and influence Vice President Pence “to do the right thing.” He wanted to “stop the steal,” meaning stop the certification of the Electoral College vote.

    Once in the Senate chamber, Johnson rifled through documents on a Senator’s desk and recorded video of himself and others in the chamber using his cell phone. By about 3:02 p.m., Johnson left the chamber and exited the building through the north doors at about 3:07 p.m., raising his hands in the air as the crowd of rioters still outside the building cheered.

    Johnson was arrested on March 23, 2022, in Plano, Texas.

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    A Tennessee man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Devin McNulty, 27, of Loudon, Tennessee, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, and an act of physical violence in a Capitol Building or on Capitol Grounds. He was arrested on June 13, 2023.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, McNulty was first seen among the crowd located on the west front of the Capitol building. From there, McNulty scaled the retaining wall to reach the upper west terrace of the U.S. Capitol. In surveillance footage, McNulty can be seen walking from the west side of the U.S. Capitol to the north side at 2:52 p.m. McNulty then followed the terrace around to the north door of U.S. Capitol, where a large group of rioters gathered and attempted to breach into the building.

    When McNulty approached the north door, he appeared to be affected by a chemical irritant, causing him to turn back to the crowd. As he did so, McNulty raised and pumped his fist into the air. Later, video footage shows an alarm coming from the Capitol building as well as loud music in the crowd. Eventually, some law enforcement officers moved between the rioters and the north door. One officer told the rioters, “Get back, everyone get back.” When the crowd demands that the officer let them into the Capitol building, the same officer responds, “I can’t do that.” McNulty is visible to the right of the officer.

    Later, additional law enforcement officers arrived to clear the terrace of the rioters. As that happened, McNulty stood in front of the line of officers and violently pushed against one officer’s riot shield multiple times over the course of several seconds. The officer, a member of the Prince George’s County Police Department, was interviewed about the incident after January 6. The officer claimed to distinctly remember the interaction with McNulty as aggressive and persistent. The officer explained that McNulty tried to gain control of their shields and that the officers had to exert increasingly more effort to counter McNulty’s force.

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    A Florida man was sentenced today for felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Barry Bennet Ramey, 39, of Plantation, Florida, was sentenced to 60 months in prison. Ramey was found guilty, on March 3, 2023, of the felony charges civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding, certain officers following a bench trial in the District of Columbia before U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich.

    Ramey was also convicted of misdemeanor charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

    In addition to the prison term, Judge Friedrich ordered 36 months of supervised release and restitution of $2,000 to the Architect of the Capitol.

    According to court documents, on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Ramey joined a large group of Proud Boys, an organized extremist group of which Ramey is a member, gathering at the Washington Monument. After receiving instructions near the Washington Monument, court documents say that the Proud Boys began to march eastward on the National Mall toward the Capitol starting at about 10:45 a.m.

    Court records say that Ramey and the other Proud Boys then circled the Capitol, “casing” the grounds for weak points in the security perimeter. At approximately 1:48 p.m., several U.S. Capitol Police officers were attempting to block rioters’ access to the stairwell leading from the Lower West Terrace to the Upper West Terrace of the building.

    According to court documents, Ramey was in a group that pushed forward into the officers, pushing them back and up the stairwell. Ramey then sprayed two officers in the face and eyes with pepper spray. Both officers reported that the spray caused them to become disoriented and have their vision impaired.

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    An ex-Broadway actor and an ex-Marine — both members of the right-wing militia Oath Keepers — will face trial for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

    James Beeks and Donovan Crowl waived their right to a trial by jury, instead opting for a stipulated bench trial starting Monday before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, according to court filings. A third co-defendant, former Oath Keepers lawyer Kellye SoRelle, was determined to be mentally incompetent to stand trial.

    Carmen Hernandez, Crowl’s attorney, told The Hill that the men will be tried on two felony counts: conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and civil disorder. Three other felony counts plus a misdemeanor would be dismissed at the end of the proceedings.

    Because Beeks and Crowl declined a jury trial in favor of a stipulated bench trial — which requires agreement between the defendants and the Justice Department on certain facts — they could argue that a sentence reduction is warranted for acceptance of guilt if convicted.

    The Justice Department and Oath Keepers’s defense attorneys were still discussing which evidence would be stipulated as of Thursday, according to Hernandez.

    Both defendants are accused of joining with other Oath Keepers in military-style “stack” formations to enter the Capitol.

    Prosecutors say Beeks stood out from other Oath Keepers on Jan. 6, donning a Michael Jackson “BAD” world tour jacket instead of the camouflage paramilitary gear other members of the group wore that day. The Florida native was an actor and Michael Jackson impersonator, described on his YouTube page as “one of the Top Michael Jackson Tribute artists in the US,” according to the Justice Department. He was playing Judas in a national tour of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” before his arrest in connection with the riot.

    Once inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, Beeks tried to push through a line of law enforcement officers guarding the hallway leading to the Senate chamber, according to court filings. He is representing himself at trial.

    Crowl came to Washington in January 2021 with the Ohio State Regular Militia, a dues-paying subset of the Oath Keepers, according to court documents. That group was led by Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keepers leader tried for seditious conspiracy last year alongside the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes. Watkins was acquitted of sedition but convicted of several other serious felonies and sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.

    Prosecutors claim that Crowl and Watkins “equipped themselves for battle” Jan. 6, wearing reinforced vests, camouflage helmets and goggles. Crowl filmed himself inside the Capitol saying, “We took on the Capitol! We overran the Capitol!” according to court filings.

    A former U.S. Marine, Crowl was one of the first rioters identified after giving an interview to The New Yorker days after Jan. 6, where he confirmed he entered the Capitol. He also said he was in Washington to “do security” for unnamed “VIPs,” an argument made by several other Oath Keepers during their trials.

    The pair is the fourth set of Oath Keepers to stand trial for charges linked to the Capitol riot.

    Six of the nine Oath Keepers tried for seditious conspiracy for their roles in plotting to stop the certification of the 2020 election have been convicted, including Rhodes, the group’s leader. Other members of the group have been convicted of additional serious felonies.

    Mehta, the judge overseeing the Oath Keepers cases linked to the riot, sentenced Rhodes to 18 years in prison in May. Prosecutors described Rhodes as the “orchestrator of this conspiracy and the architect of the plan” during his trial last year.

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    U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday allowed two members of the right-wing militia Oath Keepers to waive their right to a jury trial, kicking forward closing arguments and a possible verdict in the case related to Jan. 6 by a day.

    James Beeks and Donovan Crowl each formally agreed to a stipulated bench trial on two felony counts — conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and civil disorder — in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Justice Department prosecutors agreed to dismiss three other felony counts and a misdemeanor at the end of the proceedings.

    Instead of a federal jury in Washington, D.C., deciding the pair’s fate, Mehta will issue a verdict after hearing closing arguments expected Tuesday, based on a set of agreed-upon facts. Prosecutors and defense attorneys were still finalizing those details Monday.

    Because the defendants will agree to stipulations, they could argue that a reduced sentence is warranted if convicted.

    Beeks, an ex-Broadway star who is representing himself but has access to standby counsel, arrived at court Monday wearing a maroon suit over a black T-shirt showing a dog superimposed over an American flag.

    Beeks requested a type of judgment by the court be made in favor of one party without a full trial but was informed that wasn’t available in federal criminal cases.

    He also questioned whether the court has jurisdiction over him, signaling ties to the “sovereign citizen movement” he has referenced in court documents.

    Adherents to that movement believe that the U.S. government is illegitimate and use that as reasoning to evade laws, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

    Carmen Hernandez, Crowl’s defense attorney, asked the court to reconsider whether statements made by Oath Keepers leaders like founder Stewart Rhodes or top deputy Kelly Meggs are relevant to Crowl’s case, which Mehta declined.

    “They’ve written the First Amendment out of the Constitution,” Hernandez quipped to reporters after Monday’s proceedings.

    Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday morning, where prosecutors said they intend to show some 20 exhibits in remarks lasting around 45 minutes. Defense attorneys also said their closing arguments would last under an hour. A verdict is also expected Tuesday.

    On Jan. 6, Beeks tried to push through a line of law enforcement officers guarding the hallway leading to the Senate chamber, according to court filings.

    Before he was arrested in connection with the riot, Beeks was playing Judas in a national tour of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The Florida native was also a Michael Jackson impersonator described on his YouTube page as “one of the Top Michael Jackson Tribute artists in the US,” according to the Justice Department.

    Prosecutors say he wore a Michael Jackson “BAD” world tour jacket that day, standing out from other Oath Keepers donning camouflage paramilitary gear.

    Crowl, an ex-Marine, came to Washington in January 2021 with the Ohio State Regular Militia, a dues-paying subset of the Oath Keepers, according to court documents.

    Hernandez said in court Monday that Crowl was not a “card-carrying member” of the Oath Keepers.

    Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keepers leader tried for seditious conspiracy last year alongside Rhodes, the group’s founder, led that group. She was acquitted of sedition but convicted of several other serious felonies and sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.

    Prosecutors claim that Crowl and Watkins “equipped themselves for battle” Jan. 6, wearing reinforced vests, camouflage helmets and goggles. Crowl filmed himself inside the Capitol saying, “We took on the Capitol! We overran the Capitol!” according to court filings.

    In an interview days after the riot, Crowl told the New Yorker that he had entered the Capitol.

    He also said he was in Washington to “do security” for unnamed “VIPs,” an argument made by other Oath Keepers during their trials. In court Monday, Hernandez said the individual Crowl expected to perform security for was longtime Trump ally Roger Stone.

    Both defendants are accused of joining with other Oath Keepers in military-style “stack” formations to enter the Capitol.

    A third co-defendant, former Oath Keepers lawyer Kellye SoRelle, was determined to be mentally incompetent to stand trial. Until SoRelle is determined to be competent to stand trial, Beeks and Crowl’s trial marks the last high-profile Oath Keepers case in connection with the riot.

    Six Oath Keepers were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in plotting to stop the certification of the 2020 election, including Rhodes, the founder.

    Several other members have been convicted of additional serious felonies. More than 1,000 rioters across the country have been charged in connection with the Capitol attack, according to the Justice Department’s most recent count.

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    An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob's Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, court records show.

    Jay Johnston, 54, of Los Angeles, was arrested there on charges including civil disorder, a felony. A federal magistrate judge agreed to free Johnston on $25,000 bond after his initial court appearance in California. A public defender who represented him at the hearing declined to comment.

    Video footage captured Johnston pushing against police and helping rioters who attacked officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol in a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, according to an FBI agent's affidavit. Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the affidavit says.

    Johnston “was close to the entrance to the tunnel, turned back and signaled for other rioters to come towards the entrance,” the agent wrote.

    Johnston was the voice of the character Jimmy Pesto on Fox's “Bob's Burgers." The Daily Beast reported in December 2021 that Johnston was “banned” from the animated show after the Jan. 6 attack.

    Johnston appeared on “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” an HBO sketch comedy series that starred Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. His credits also include small parts on the television show “Arrested Development” and in the movie “Anchorman,” starring Will Ferrell.

    United Airlines records show Johnston booked a round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., departing on Jan. 4, 2021, and returning a day after the riot, according to the FBI. Thousands of people stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 after attending then-President Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally.

    While the mob attacked police in the tunnel with pepper spray and other weapons, Johnston helped other rioters near the tunnel pour water on their faces and then joined in pushing against the line of officers, the FBI says.

    “The rioters coordinated the timing of the pushes by yelling 'Heave! Ho!'” the affidavit says.

    Three current or former associates of Johnston identified him as a riot suspect from photos that the FBI published online, according to the agent. The FBI said one of those associates provided investigators with a text message in which Johnston acknowledged being at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

    "Bob's Burgers" actor Jay Johnston charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot - CBS Chicago

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    A North Carolina man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Matthew Jason Beddingfield, 22, of Middlesex, North Carolina, was sentenced to 38 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol.

    Beddingfield pleaded guilty, on Feb. 16, 2023, to the felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, at approximately 12:58 p.m., Beddingfield jumped over a barricade and charged toward a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers who were near the scaffolding that had previously been erected outside the southwest side of the building. A crowd surrounded the officers. At approximately 1:06 p.m., Beddingfield attacked the officers, jabbing at them with a metal flagpole he had brought with him. Soon thereafter, Beddingfield can be seen throwing a metal rod at law enforcement. He remained on the restricted grounds, moving about, before entering the Capitol at approximately 2:38 p.m. through a door on the upper west terrace.

    Once inside the Capitol, Beddingfield made his way to the Rotunda before joining a group of rioters who attempted to storm the Senate wing. Beddingfield was towards the front of the rioters and assisted the crowd’s push against police officers. Beddingfield and the other rioters returned to the Rotunda after a chemical irritant was deployed. He continued walking around the Capitol and entered the office of then-Congressman Kevin McCarthy before finally leaving the Capitol at approximately 3:07 p.m. Court documents say that Beddingfield spent approximately 30 minutes inside the Capitol and about two hours on the restricted grounds.

    According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, when Beddingfield committed these acts, he was on conditions of pretrial release in Johnston County, North Carolina, while awaiting trial there on a charge of attempted murder.

    Additionally, before the events of January 6, and specifically on November 17, 2020, Beddingfield wrote to an unidentified Instagram user, “Anyone who is in antifa deserves a slow death. They are literally communists.” Nearly a year after the events at the Capitol, on January 19, 2022, Beddingfield wrote to an unidentified Instagram user, “I’d like to reclaim America and it is fine if a few of my peoples enemies are ‘hurt’ in the process.”

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    A New Jersey man has been found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Christopher Joseph Quaglin, 37, of North Brunswick, New Jersey, was found guilty on July 10, 2023, of 14 charges, including 12 felonies and two misdemeanors. Judge Trevor N. McFadden returned the verdict after a trial in which Quaglin and the government agreed upon a stipulated set of facts regarding his conduct. Quaglin is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 26, 2023.

    The charges Quaglin was convicted of include assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; inflicting bodily injury on certain officers; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; robbery and aiding and abetting; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and aiding and abetting; robbery and aiding and abetting and two counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon; obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting; civil disorder; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or building.

    According to the stipulated facts, Quaglin traveled from his home in New Brunswick to Washington D.C. to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally in D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, and to obstruct the certification process of the Electoral College. After attending the rally, Quaglin made his way to the U.S. Capitol grounds intending to stop or prevent Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote results. At approximately 1:08 p.m., Quaglin was seen repeatedly assaulting multiple law enforcement officers guarding and protecting the Capitol from rioters. Body worn-camera footage shows Quaglin, wearing protective gear including a helmet and gas mask, engaging violently and disruptively with police. Quaglin was captured on video approaching the police line and verbally engaging with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, shouting, “You don’t want this fight. You do not want this f****** fight. You are on the wrong f****** side.”

    According to court documents, surveillance video from that day shows Quaglin pointing at and shoving a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer on the lower west terrace while appearing increasingly agitated. Quaglin can be seen grabbing and pushing the officer by the neck before working with other rioters to rip one of the barrier fences out of the hands of MPD officers. Around 2:34 p.m., body-worn camera footage captured Quaglin lunging at an officer and pushing him down. As a result, several officers dropped their shields, which Quaglin and other rioters stole and passed back into the crowd.

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    A man from Lebanon, Maine was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison for throwing a spear-like object at police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

    Kyle Fitzsimons, 39, was convicted of 11 charges — including seven felonies — for his role in the insurrection and sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release, according to the Department of Justice news release. He was also ordered by Judge Rudolph Contreras to pay $2,000 in restitution.

    Authorities said between 3:45 and 4:30 p.m, he was among a crowd of rioters who were illegally on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, “brawling with law enforcement officers at the tunnel entrance of the lower west terrace of the Capitol building.”

    Fitzsimons, who was seen wearing a white butcher’s jacket and carrying an unstrung bow, committed five assaults against police officers within a five-minute span. At one point, he threw the unstrung bow at the group of officers, which hit and bounced off the ballistic helmet of the the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), court documents revealed.

    Amid another altercation with an MPD officer, a different rioter sprayed them with a chemical agent and Fitzsimons trapped the chemical under the detective’s mask, causing him to temporarily suffocate, the filing reads.

    The butcher also encouraged his fellow rioters to “get in there” and fight law enforcement like he did when leaving the Capitol grounds.

    Maine Man Sentenced For Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach | USAO-DC | Department of Justice

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    The Justice Department has filed an appeal that one legal expert deemed "very surprising" in sentences imposed by Stewart Rhodes and other so-called "Oath Keepers."

    The DOJ on Wednesday filed the notice of appeal in Rhodes' case, indicating the 18-year sentence he received isn't sufficient. It is well below the guidelines, according to Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney.

    "DOJ is appealing the sentences imposed by Judge Mehta against the Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy or obstruction, including the 18-year term for Stewart Rhodes," he wrote on Wednesday. "All of the sentences, even Rhodes’, were well below what the sentencing guidelines called for."


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    A Florida woman was sentenced today on multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement, related to her actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

    Audrey Ann Southard-Rumsey, 54, of Spring Hill, Florida, was sentenced to 72 months in prison after she was found guilty of seven felony charges, including three counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, three counts of civil disorder, and one count of obstruction of an official proceeding.

    Southard-Rumsey was sentenced following a stipulated trial in the District of Columbia before U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta. In addition to the prison term, Judge Mehta ordered 36 months of supervised release and restitution of $2,000 to the Architect of the Capitol.

    According to the government’s evidence, following the 2020 election, Southard-Rumsey amplified calls for revolution on social media and worked with others on a declaration calling for the abolition of the Democratic Party and the institution of a new government. On social media, Southard-Rumsey wrote posts including, “HANG the TRAITORS!!!” “Arrest and hang these traitors,” “go to their work and home pull them out by their teeth and hang them for treason!”

    On Jan. 5, 2021, Southard-Rumsey traveled from her home in Florida to Washington, D.C., with others. On January 6, Southard-Rumsey attended a rally at the Ellipse and then made her way toward the Capitol building, arriving on the east plaza by 11:30 a.m. Around noon, Southard-Rumsey uploaded a photograph of herself at the east plaza to Facebook, writing, “DC taking it back!!” Four minutes later, Southard-Rumsey broadcasted a live video of herself on Facebook, stating, “standing in front of the capitol building, ready to take it. As soon as we get enough people up here. Storm the capitol building, it’s gonna be fun.”

    At approximately 2:00 p.m., hundreds of rioters pushed through the police barricades at the east front and advanced, forcing officers to retreat partway up the steps leading to the Rotunda doors. Having been at the front of the crowd at the barricades, Southard-Rumsey was front and center as the large crowd confronted the police officers. Southard-Rumsey encountered a Capitol Police officer on the stairs leading to the building and tried to rip his riot shield out of his hands. She entered the Capitol building through the east Rotunda door at approximately 2:26 p.m.

    Southard-Rumsey then walked to the statuary hall connector area, stopped, and stood in front of a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) sergeant and several other USCP officers. She was captured on video yelling, “Tell Pelosi we are coming for that b****,” and “There’s a hundred thousand of us, what’s it going to be?”

    At some point during her interaction with the police sergeant, Southard-Rumsey obtained a flagpole, which she held in her hands and pressed against the sergeant’s chest. Southard-Rumsey then started pushing the sergeant, causing him to fall backward into the first set of doors leading to the House floor. As a result, the doors flew open, and the sergeant struck the back of his head on the base of a marble Lafayette statue. At the door to the House Chamber, Southard-Rumsey yelled, “we’re coming for you!”

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    A Missouri man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

    Cale Douglas Clayton, 42, of Drexel, Missouri, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol.

    Clayton pleaded guilty, on March 10, 2023, to the felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.

    According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Clayton traveled from his home in Drexel to Washington, D.C., to attend a rally and afterward walked to the north side of the Capitol building. At approximately 4:15 p.m., Clayton was present at the upper west terrace as law enforcement began to clear the area and protestors began to clash with police. While protestors were pushing against police, Clayton picked up a police baton that had been dropped by an officer. Clayton then forcibly grabbed a riot shield held by a police officer.

    Later, at approximately 4:28 p.m., Clayton made his way to another confrontation between police and protestors. At this time, police attempted to recover the baton from Clayton. In response, Clayton forcibly made contact with a police officer by grabbing the face shield of the officer’s helmet and pushing the officer backward.

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    A Chicago man who went inside former Speaker Pelosi’s office and stole a prized photograph and the wallet of one her staffers during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the Capitol, was sentenced Friday to over four years in prison.

    U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Kevin Lyons, 40, to four years and three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to court records. This is a few months shorter than the federal prosecutors’ recommended sentence of four years and eight months, according to a sentencing memo filed earlier this month.

    The memo details the moments during the “Stop the Steal,” rally at the Ellipse on Jan. 6., where Lyons, an HVAC technician, recorded a video of himself and the scene around him using a cell phone.

    Federal prosecutors said despite tear gas and what was assumed to be a flash bang grenade, Lyons pushed towards the Capitol with the crowd, chanting “Whose house? Our house!”

    Lyons went into the Capitol through the Senate wing door, where he yelled out “Nancy, where are you?” before entering Pelosi’s office suites and her private office. There, he took a wallet from a congressional staffer’s coat and a framed photograph with late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), according to the court documents.

    The sentencing memo states the framed photo of Pelosi and Lewis during a 2019 visit to Africa was a gift from Lewis to mark their last trip abroad together.

    While in Pelosi’s office, Lyons also took a picture of the speaker’s wooden name plate mounted over the door and posted it on his Instagram, where he earlier posted a photo of his driving route from Chicago to Washington,D.C., according to the memo.

    Just under 20 minutes later, Lyons left the Capitol in an Uber, during which he photographed himself with the photo of Pelosi and Lewis, according to the memo. Federal prosecutors said Lyons later texted his friends a picture of the photograph, admitting he took the photo. “He then bragged, ‘I’m pretty confident I am now a multiple Federal felon.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    the most serious charge against Johnston carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
    If it's anything like New Zealand . . . a guy faced charges that ciuld land him a max sentence of 10 years in prison. He was sentenced to 7 months home detention.

    Way to go, NZ. Deterrence works.

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