Militia Member Charged With Beating Cops With Baton

Law & Crime reports:

A Michigan militia member stole a baton from a police officer guarding the U.S. Capitol and used it to assault other cops on Jan. 6, 2021, federal prosecutors claim. Arrested on Tuesday, Matthew Thomas Krol describes himself as an executive officer of the Genesee County Volunteer Militia.

The affidavit is filled with screenshots from the footage showing Krol apparently pulling the baton out of an officer’s hand and putting it into use.

“The video footage shows that Krol spun Officer D.P. around multiple times, pulling them into the crowd and eventually wresting the baton from Officer D.P.’s hand,” the affidavit states. Citing other footage uploaded on YouTube and analyzed by internet sleuths, prosecutors say that Krol then used the baton on other officers.

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In the 1995 video at the bottom of this post, Krol appears on a talk show with Ted Nugent in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Michigan Militia Member Assaulted D.C. Police with Their Own Stolen Baton on Jan. 6: Fedshttps://t.co/4jDs0oHqEV

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) February 23, 2022

#PapaGruntStick ARRESTED Matthew Thomas Krol https://t.co/MFEtXOCrQI pic.twitter.com/jKnhMHMAOa

— #SeditionHunters (@SeditionHunters) February 23, 2022

Militia ‘officer’ charged with stealing baton and assaulting cops with it at Capitol riot https://t.co/Q0rYRGMEXE
Matthew Thomas Krol, 63, of Linden, MI, “is the self-professed executive officer of the Genesee County Volunteer Militia,” according to an FBI news release.

— Holly Williams (@hwilliams0085) February 23, 2022