Staff Report – A superseding indictment was unsealed recently adding new charges against two men for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Ronald Sandlin, 34, of Shelby County,…
Law Enforcement
Kansas Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – A Kansas man was arrested Monday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the Electoral College votes in the presidential election of 2020. Michael Eckerman, 37, of Wichita, is charged…
Capitol Police Issue Statement Announcing Discipline of Six Officers for Improper Conduct During Jan. 6 Insurrection
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buried under the sad news on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America on Saturday, and an inconclusive declassified report on the role of Saudi Arabia in the attacks, the U.S. Capitol Police quietly published a short report on the role some officers played…
Six More Plead Guilty for Role in Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – Six more people pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including a man who threatened to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head. Cleveland Meredith Jr. missed the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, but stuck around long enough to tell family members…
FBI Seeks Public Assistance in Identifying Massachusetts Man Involved in Assault of Federal Officers During U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is wanted for an alleged assault on federal law enforcement officers during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The FBI released new photos of this individual on Thursday in its efforts to identify…
Capitol Insurrection Investigative Committee Seeks Records That Could Implicate President Trump and Other Republicans in Planning the Assault
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is quietly signaling that former President Donald Trump and other Republicans involved in inciting the seditious assault may not escape scrutiny. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, the Democrat from Mississippi, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, the Republican from Wyoming,…
Capitol Insurrectionist Known as the QAnon Shaman Pleads Guilty to One Felony Count
Jacob Chansley Could Face Two Years in the Federal Pen, and Some Say That’s Not Nearly Enough – By Glynn Wilson – The QAnon Shaman of Capitol insurrection fame pleaded guilty to one felony count on Friday and could face two years in the federal penitentiary. Jacob Chansley, a former Navy sailor and alleged actor…
Oklahoma Man Arrested for Assault on the Press During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A domestic terrorist from Oklahoma was arrested on Aug. 19 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020 that certified Joe…
Texas and Ohio Men Arrested and Charged With Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – A Texas man and Ohio man were arrested last week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Steven Cappuccio, 52, of…
The First Two Insurrectionists Plead Guilty to Felony Assault of Police Officers During Capitol Breach
Defendants Repeatedly Assaulted Police and Stole Riot Shields and Batons to Aid in Violent Attack – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first two felony guilty pleas for assaulting police officers in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection came this week, when two men from Washington State and New Jersey admitted to assaulting police officers…
Federal Judges Scold Capitol Insurrectionists During Sentencing Hearings
They are neither patriots or political prisoners, judges say – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal judges of both parties are harshly scolding defendants charged for their actions during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, saying they are neither patriots or political prisoners, then letting them out of jail on minimum sentences…
U.S. Justice Department Declines to Defend Mo Brooks in Capitol Insurrection Lawsuit
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Alabama’s most vocal pro-Trump Republican Congressman, Mo Brooks — who will most likely win a seat in the United States Senate in November, 2022 since he has no effective opposition — will have to defend himself in a lawsuit claiming he was directly involved in inciting the…
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Assault on Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Staff Report – A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Samuel Lazar, 35, of Ephrata, is charged with federal…
Mississippi Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Michael Leon Brock, 54, of Walls,…
Florida Republican Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Illegally Entered U.S. Capitol Jan. 6
#SuitMacer: New York Man Arrested for Assaulting Cops During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New York man has been arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the presidential election electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president, and Donald…
Florida Member of Oath Keepers Charged with Conspiracy for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida man and member of the Oath Keepers was arrested Friday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.…
New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic
The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien – ProPublica – On Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump blasted out a tweet to his 88 million followers, inviting supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Earlier that week, one of his senior advisers had released a 36-page report alleging significant…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Moves to Create a Select Committee to Investigate the Capitol Insurrection
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Impatient with Senate Republicans for blocking the creation of a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved this week to create a select committee with subpoena power to conduct a Congressional investigation into the insurrection that…
FBI Makes More Arrests in Capitol Insurrection, Including Members of the Three Percenter Militia
Staff Report – Six California Members of ‘Three-Percenter’ Militia Indicted on Conspiracy Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach – Six California men, four of whom identify as members of Three Percenter militias, were arrested in June for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session…