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A Republican candidate for governor in Michigan has been arrested and charged in connection with last year’s fatal Capitol riot. Per a report from the Associated Press, 40-year-old Ryan Kelley—who’s one of five GOP candidates pursuing the office—was charged with multiple misdemeanors on Thursday. Among the Capitol riot-focused details cited in court documents are a February […]
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman, and other Proud Boys affiliates have been charged with seditious conspiracy over the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. The Justice Department announced on Monday that Tarrio and four others have been hit with an indictment after already being charged with other conspiracy counts. Tarrio was arrested two days before the riot took […]
The U.S. Capitol was the site of an arrest on Friday morning. According to a U.S. Capitol Police statement, a retired New York police officer was apprehended while parked close to the federal building, near Peace Circle on the West side of the Capitol, where he was sitting in a 2017 Dodge Challenger. He was […]
Donald Trump’s Saturday night rally speech included several weird flexes. The event took place in Casper, Wyoming, where approximately 10,000 people gathered to show their support for Harriet Hageman—a Trump-endorsed congressional candidate looking to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney. Trump predictably took multiple shots at the incumbent, who has become one of the GOP’s most vocal Trump critics. […]
The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated out of an abundance of caution Wednesday after police identified an aircraft near Nationals Park prior to tonight’s baseball game as a “possible threat,” NBC Washington reports. The “possible threat” turned out to be a utility plane carrying members of the US Army Golden Knights who were participating in Military Appreciation […]
Another Proud Boys member has decided to flip. Charles Donohoe, a leader of the far-right group’s North Carolina chapter, pleaded guilty Friday to his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol. The Department of Justice announced the 34-year-old defendant faces up to 28 years in prison on charges of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting […]
Belarus has granted refugee status to 49-year-old Evan Neumann, a California man who is facing more than a dozen charges in connection to the Jan. 6 riots. Belarusian state-run media confirmed the decision via Twitter on Tuesday, more than a year after Neumann fled to Europe from the United States. The Belarusian Telegraph Agency posted […]
A former Virginia police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. CBS News reports Jacob Fracker, 30, a former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer who was fired after his arrest, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress that was held on Jan. 6 to certify […]
The man who was photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been sentenced to prison. NBC News reports Adam Johnson of Florida was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday. Johnson is also required to pay a $5,000 fine. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton said Johnson […]
A Long Island man who allegedly shouted “Let’s go!” after opening a door and directing rioters to enter the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been arrested. Eric Gerwatowski, 31, was arrested on Tuesday in New Hyde Park. Per a report from WLNY, prosecutors have credited “online sleuths” with ultimately assisting in leading them to Gerwatowski, whose […]
