2 Active-Duty Marines Plead Guilty To Capitol Riot Charges
1 year, 6 months ago

2 Active-Duty Marines Plead Guilty To Capitol Riot Charges

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LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. In this image from U.S. Capitol Police, Joshua Abate, circled in green, Micah Coomer, circled in red, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, circled in blue, appear inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. via Associated Press All three men face a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment. via Associated Press During a June 2022 for his security clearance, Abate said he and two “buddies” had walked through the Capitol on Jan. 6 “and tried not to get hit with tear gas,” according to an FBI special agent. “Abate also admitted he heard how the event was being portrayed negatively and decided that he should not tell anybody about going into the U.S. Capitol Building,” the agent wrote in an affidavit.

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Capitol rioter who berated a judge and insulted a prosecutor is sentenced to 3 months in jail
1 year, 1 month ago

Capitol rioter who berated a judge and insulted a prosecutor is sentenced to 3 months in jail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A New York massage therapist who joined the mob of Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to three months in jail, capping a case in which he skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and berated the judge who punished him. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Giustino that he seemed to have no …

Florida couple pleads guilty to participating in the US Capitol attack
1 year, 4 months ago

Florida couple pleads guilty to participating in the US Capitol attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida couple pleaded guilty Monday to participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jamie Buteau, 50, and Jennifer Buteau, 46, both of Ocala, entered guilty pleas in District of Columbia federal court, according to court records. Jennifer Buteau pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol …

2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges
1 year, 6 months ago

2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges

Associated Press  

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. 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. During a June …

2 Florida men guilty of participating in Capitol riot
1 year, 9 months ago

2 Florida men guilty of participating in Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two Florida men were convicted Wednesday of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Joshua Christopher Doolin, 25, of Polk City, and Michael Steven Perkins, 39, of Plant City, were each found guilty of felony civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or …

3 active-duty Marines charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
1 year, 11 months ago

3 active-duty Marines charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Associated Press  

A Marine who said he was waiting for “Civil war 2” and two other active-duty members of the military have been charged with participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said in newly filed court papers. Maj. Kevin Stephensen, a spokesman for the Marine Corps, said it is aware of the allegations and “is fully cooperating with appropriate …

Florida man pleads guilty to role in 2021 US Capitol riot
2 years, 5 months ago

Florida man pleads guilty to role in 2021 US Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to three felony charges related to the insurrection and storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. Mitchell Todd Gardner II, 34, of Seffner, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia to civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a …

NC man pleads guilty to storming Capitol to disrupt Congress
2 years, 6 months ago

NC man pleads guilty to storming Capitol to disrupt Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol last year to disrupt Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote, court filings show. Matthew Mark Wood pleaded guilty on Friday to all six counts in his March 2021 indictment, including a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding. Less than a week …

Former US Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 6 months ago

Former US Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army reservist described by prosecutors as a Nazi sympathizer was convicted Friday of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. During the trial’s opening statements Tuesday, a Justice Department prosecutor said Hale-Cusanelli stormed the Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a …

Capitol rioter pleads guilty to felony disorder – but he could still get off with no prison time
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol rioter pleads guilty to felony disorder – but he could still get off with no prison time

Raw Story  

A Texas man entered a guilty plea today to a charge that carries five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Citing video evidence, the complaint added: “Cortez takes another step toward officers and thrashes his arms downward, yelling again ‘Do it some f*ckin' more!’ But although …

Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol
2 years, 6 months ago

Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army reservist who worked on a Navy base stormed the U.S. Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate,” a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the New Jersey man’s trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Fifield played a video that captured Hale-Cusanelli yelling profanities at police officers …

Oklahoma man pleads guilty to role in Capitol breach
2 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma man pleads guilty to role in Capitol breach

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge related to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to federal authorities. Jerry Ryals, 27, from Fort Gibson, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C. to a charge of civil disorder, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In one video, …

Official guilty of illegally entering Capitol grounds Jan. 6
2 years, 9 months ago

Official guilty of illegally entering Capitol grounds Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday convicted an elected official from New Mexico of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. The outcome of Griffin’s trial could have a ripple effect, helping other Capitol riot defendants decide whether to …

Ex-Va. officer, W.Va. lawmaker plead guilty in Capitol riot
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-Va. officer, W.Va. lawmaker plead guilty in Capitol riot

Associated Press  

A former Virginia police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol with another former officer who is scheduled to be tried next month on charges related to the riot. After listening to speeches near the Washington Monument, Fracker, Robertson and the neighbor identified only as “Person A” walked toward the Capitol, donned the gas masks and joined …

First US Capitol riot trial: Defendant convicted on all counts
2 years, 9 months ago

First US Capitol riot trial: Defendant convicted on all counts

Al Jazeera  

Guilty verdict could give US prosecutors more leverage in plea negotiations with other January 6 riot defendants. During the trial’s closing arguments on Monday, Assistant US Attorney Risa Berkower told jurors that Reffitt drove to Washington, DC, intending to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Reffitt proudly “lit the fire” that allowed others in a mob to …

Montana man pleads guilty to his role in US Capitol breach
2 years, 9 months ago

Montana man pleads guilty to his role in US Capitol breach

Associated Press  

— A Montana man and former U.S. Marine has reached a plea agreement on a federal misdemeanor charge for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol as Congress was counting the Electoral College votes from the November 2020 presidential election. The plea agreement calls for him to pay $500 in restitution toward the nearly $1.5 …

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer
2 years, 10 months ago

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer

Al Jazeera  

A judge in the United States has imposed a 44-month prison sentence on a man who pleaded guilty to a felony charge after throwing objects at police during last year’s January 6 attack on the US Capitol and boasting about his actions on social media. Prosecutors had recommended a 51-month sentence, but US District Judge John Bates in Washington said …

Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
2 years, 11 months ago

Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. “I’m just so ashamed that I was a part of that,” Palmer told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Dec. 17 before she gave him the longest prison term for any rioter so far. Judge Amy Berman …

Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
2 years, 11 months ago

Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. “I’m just so ashamed that I was a part of that,” Palmer told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Dec. 17 before she gave him the longest prison term for any rioter so far. Howell, also an …

CEO, who threw chair inside US Capitol during 6 January riots, gets 30 days in jail
3 years, 1 month ago

CEO, who threw chair inside US Capitol during 6 January riots, gets 30 days in jail

Firstpost  

Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois was forced out of Cogensia and sold interests in the firm after his participation in the violence Washington: The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the United States Capitol during the 6 January riot was sentenced on Friday to 30 days …

CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time
3 years, 1 month ago

CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time

Associated Press  

The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to 30 days imprisonment. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly told Boyd Camper that his presence in the mob “helped create the momentum for violence” and provided safety for violent rioters …

Capitol rioter breaks down in tears as he pleads guilty to felony assault on law enforcement
3 years, 2 months ago

Capitol rioter breaks down in tears as he pleads guilty to felony assault on law enforcement

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, WUSA9 reported that Robert Palmer, a man from Tampa, Florida who pleaded guilty to attacking Capitol Police with a fire extinguisher at the January 6 Capitol riot while dressed in a red, white, and blue Trump jacket, was in tears at his sentencing hearing, while his defense attorney expressed his client's regret for participating in the attack. "Palmer …

Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy

Associated Press  

A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday. In late December, one of the men, Russell Taylor, posted in a Telegram chat in response to a question about when to be at the Capitol on Jan. 6: …

Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection
3 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection

NPR  

Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and stood on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6 insurrection has become the second person to plead guilty in the federal investigation into the deadly riot. …

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