Tag Archives: US CAPITOL

Sixteen members of a white supremacist gang were indicted today on 12 counts of racketeering. The gang called “Unforgiven” are accused of carrying out extreme acts of violence, according to an announcement reportedly made by the Department of Justice. The men are accused of exploiting “corrupt law enforcement officers and …

A member of The Proud Boys who was accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and then bragging about it to his mother and friends on Facebook was arrested Tuesday in New Jersey. 26-year-old Shawn Price is a self-described member of the Proud Boys and claims to hold …

Richard “Biglo” Barnett, the Capitol rioter who arrogantly posed for photos sitting with his feet propped up on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk, is now selling signed copies of the infamous photos to help pay for his legal fees. Barnett is asking for contributions of $100 or more. In exchange, you’ll get “a …

Two misdemeanor charges have been filed against an Oregon state senator suspected of allowing protestors into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers discussed Covid-19 restrictions. According to court records, Republican Rep. Mike Nearman was charged on Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass. Nearman is accused of …

Sources say a Pennsylvania police detective has filed for divorce from his wife after she was seen in videos taking part in the US Capitol riot with another man. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michael Heinl, a 30-year veteran of the Shaler Township Police Department, filed the papers in the …

A woman turned her ex-boyfriend into the FBI for storming the Capitol after he called her a “moron” via text message. Richard Michetti may have gotten away with his role in the violent Capitol riot had he been a little nicer to his ex-girlfriend. Now, the Pennsylvania man is one …

The U.S. Capitol Police Chief is warning that intelligence has found that extremists could be planning an attack. Capitol Police plan to maintain the enhanced level of security around the Capitol for now, and at least through to President Biden‘s first official address to Congress. According to NBC News, acting …

Authorities announced the arrest of a California man wearing American flag-printed pants and smoking what appeared to be marijuana while storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. According to ABC News, Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez, of Ventura, California, was arrested in Virginia and is scheduled for a remote hearing today …

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, …

One of the men who led the January 6th invasion on the U.S. Capitol is a member of the Proud Boys who had manuals that detailed how to make bombs, guns, and poisons on a thumb drive, federal prosecutors allege. According to the Business Insider, Dominic Pezzola, 43, was the …

According to a senior law enforcement officials, another Washington, DC police officer, who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the capitol, has died by suicide. During a closing briefing on Tuesday, acting MPD Police Chief Robert Contee told the House Appropriations Committee that Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jeffrey Smith …

Since the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, nearly 40 members of the force have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the head of the US Capitol Police officers’ union. The number was revealed to the Washington Post on Saturday by the head of the labor committee for the …

A well-known Beverly Hills hairstylist has been charged after using a bullhorn to yell at Capitol police officers during the Capitol riot. Gina Bisignano was charged with several crimes relating to storming the Capitol on January 6th with fellow Trump supporters. She is one of many rioters believed to have …

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the moment the clock reached noon, it was over, and the radical factions of Trump’s violent fanbase were left reeling. For the army of online conspiracy theorists and racists who gathered behind Trump, Inauguration Day 2021 was meant to be a culminating moment. But under Trump’s …

Officials say that a Kentucky man has been charged with allegedly using a flagpole to smash a window in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lobby moments before Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot. 42-year-old Chad Barrett Jones of Mount Washington was shown on video wearing a red hooded jacket and gray skullcap; …