Tag Archives: Capitol Riot

According to officials, the FBI has zeroed in on an unidentified suspect in the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. Sicknick lost his life due to injuries sustained during the January 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol Building. CNN reports that initial reports of Sicknick being attacked with a fire …

On Monday, a retired NYPD officer surrendered to the FBI’s Hudson Valley Field Office for attacking a Capitol police officer with a metal flagpole during the riots in Washington D.C. on January 6. On Tuesday, Thomas Webster, 54, appeared in White Plains federal court where prosecutors said he attacked a Capitol …

A Pennsylvania police officer is in legal hot water after video footage surfaced showing him fighting with other officers during the January 6 Capitol riot. Joseph Fischer, 55, was seen running at a police line outside the building and yelling, “Charge!” Federal prosecutors also say he is seen and heard …

According to Forbes, six Capitol police officers have been suspended, and 29 others are under investigation for their actions in the Capitol riot last month. “Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with the Department’s Rules of Conduct will …

#BoycottPublix was trending on Twitter much of Monday after it was revealed that a founding family member donated $300,000 to the Donald Trump rally that became the deadly Capitol riot. Publix was founded by the prestigious Jenkins family in Florida in the 1930s and has around 225,000 employees to date. …

An Atlanta federal judge denied bond to an 18-year-old Milton, Georgia, man charged in connection with the violent and deadly Capitol riot. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, the judge also ordered he be returned to Washington, D.C., to face his charges. Bruno Joseph Cua is the youngest of more …

While his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump accused White House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of caring less about the election than the rioters did during a phone call between the two. “Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” he said to McCarthy. CNN reports that …

On Monday, the FBI said that a New Hampshire man was arrested after telling a local news channel that he had “chugged” wine he found during the January insurrection at the US Capitol. According to a criminal complaint, Jason Daniel Riddle of Keene was charged Friday with three federal counts, …

An Atlanta teenager has been arrested in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. According to a tweet from the FBI’s Atlanta field office, Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, was arrested by the FBI on Friday for “charges related to criminal acts” at the Capitol. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that …

A federal judge has granted a Texas woman’s request to go on a trip to Mexico, but the gotcha gotcha is—the woman was charged with two misdemeanors for her involvement at the Capitol riot. In another case of apparent white privilege, Jenny Cudd had the audacity to ask federal DC …

According to The Hill, FBI agents raided a Mercer County, Philadelphia home searching for a woman they identified as one of January’s Capitol breach rioters. Rachel Powell, also known as the “bullhorn lady,” is wanted by the agency, a spokesperson confirmed to CBS affiliate KDKA. During the breach, Powell wore …

The Justice Department has charged two Pennsylvania women in connection with the January 6 riots in Washington D.C. One of the two women made violent threats against Speaker Nancy Pelosi on camera. CNN reports that Dawn Bancroft was arrested on Friday along with another woman, Diana Santos-Smith. The two women …

A Texas teenager who tipped off the FBI about his father’s involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol is speaking out to let others know “it’s OK to come forward.” In an interview on Tuesday with ABC News’ T.J. Holmes that aired on Good Morning America, Jackson Reffitt said that he is …

It has been revealed that a leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has a long history as a law enforcement informant. During Tarrio’s Miami hearing, an FBI investigator, federal prosecutor, and his lawyer outlined his undercover work as a local and federal informant following his 2012 arrest. He has …

A Florida teacher has been reassigned after posting hateful messages about Nancy Pelosi on the Parler app. Art teacher Audrey Betancourt, who taught at Coral Way K-8 Center, spoke to Local 10 about being removed from the school following her comments on the platform. Betancourt says that she was not …