Tag Archives: FBI

Feds Collar Man Who Wore Shirt Quoting Trump Tweet Which Invited His Supporters To Attend “Wild” Protest

The Wisconsin State Journal reports: A criminal complaint filed on Friday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charges Michael Fitzgerald, 42, with three counts: obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. According to a statement filed in court …

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Feds Nearing First Plea Deal With An Accused Rioter

Buzzfeed News reports: Federal prosecutors are in “advanced plea negotiations” with an alleged Capitol rioter with Oath Keeper ties in exchange for his cooperation with the ongoing investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgency, a new filing in federal court revealed Monday. The public filing had apparently been made in error — prosecutors had intended to file it under seal …

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Feds Oppose Release Of “Brutal” Capitol Riot Suspect

Law & Crime reports: Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. on Monday asked a federal judge to reconsider allowing a man accused of assaulting several police officers with a weapon during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to be released from jail ahead of trial. Prosecutors argue that Jack Wade Whitton poses a serious threat to the safety of …

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Capitol Riot Suspect Nabbed Via License Plate Reader

The South Florida SunSentinel reports: A license plate reader’s ping in Hollywood led police to a Dania Beach hotel room and an alleged insurrectionist who is facing several federal charges following the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. The FBI arrested Richard L. Harris on March 18 at the Comfort Suites for his alleged role in the storming …

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FBI: Riot Suspect Clubbed Capitol Cop With Skateboard

The Daily Beast reports: A Florida college student was arrested Thursday for striking a police officer in the head with a skateboard during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, leaving him with a concussion, the FBI said in an affidavit. Grady Douglas Owens, a student at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, faces up to 36 years behind bars if …

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“Zip-Tie Guy” And His Mommy Released Ahead Of Trial

The Washington Post reports: A man photographed inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot with a handful of plastic handcuffs and the mother with whom he traveled to Washington will be released from jail to home confinement ahead of their trial after weeks of debate over how dangerous they might be. Eric Munchel, 30, and his mother, Lisa …

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Man Was Wearing “I Was There” Shirt When Arrested

The Associated Press reports: Garret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminating message. Miller’s shirt had a photograph of former President Donald Trump, and it said “Take America Back” …

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Prosecutors: Accused Rioter Brought Rope To Lynch Black Capitol Officer He Believed To Have Killed Rioter

Law & Crime reports: A U.S. Capitol rioter who brought a rope with him to Congress began searching for a Black officer that he believed fatally shot Ashli Babbitt and threatened to lynch him, federal prosecutors wrote in a legal brief on Monday. The startling allegation surfaced in court papers against 34-year-old Garret Miller, whom prosecutors want to keep behind …

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FBI Arrests “Capitol Wig” DC Riot Suspect In Texas

Dallas’s NBC News affiliate reports: The FBI on Friday arrested a Carrollton man accused of throwing a firecracker at police officers as a mob pushed its way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. David Lee Judd, 35, is charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers and civil disorder. Judd was heard yelling “shield wall” as he encouraged others to …

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Another Alleged Rioter Ratted Out By Family Member

The Charlotte Observer reports: Les Little was texting with a family relative on Jan. 6 when he shared a secret: “We just took over the Capitol,” the Catawba County man wrote from inside the building, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. “And you are bragging?” the relative fired back in a fusillade of exclamation points and capital letters. “’We’? THIS …

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FBI: QAnon Follower Fired Paintballs At Army Reservists

Law & Crime reports: A QAnon supporter allegedly fired paintball rounds at Army reservists at the Wisconsin Army Reserve Center in Pewaukee on Monday, authorities said. Defendant Ian Alan Olson, 31, drove a Subaru covered in spray-painted QAnon slogans, stepped out, yelled “This is for America,” and shot two or three rounds from an AR-15 style gun, according to the …

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Woman Charged In Riot Is Wife Of FBI Violent Crime Task Force Member And He’s Already Divorcing Her

Pittsburgh’s NBC News affiliate reports: A Ross Township woman was charged Thursday, accused of taking part in the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Jennifer Marie Heinl is facing several federal charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. According to court documents, Heinl is affiliated with …

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FBI Arrests Army Special Forces Vet Over Capitol Riot

Law & Crime reports: A former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and military contractor was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony assault on a police officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., federal authorities accused …

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FBI Seeks Public’s Help With Seven New Riot Videos

The Hill reports: The FBI on Thursday released new footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, asking the public for help identifying rioters who assaulted police officers during the insurrection. The videos show assailants attacking officers with fists, clubs, unknown chemical sprays and even a device that resembles a baton stun gun or cattle prod. In one clip, …

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FBI Charges “Florida Flag Jacket” Man In Capitol Riot

Law & Crime reports: According to online court records, Robert Scott Palmer, 53, of Largo, Fla., is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impending officers or employees; civil disorder; and entering in or remaining upon restricted buildings or grounds with relation to the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. The FBI posted images showing the man’s …

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FBI: Nashville Xmas Bomber Was Driven By “Paranoia”

USA Today reports: Federal agents said Monday the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was motivated by the bomber’s intention to kill himself and was not an act of terrorism. After a wide-ranging investigation, the FBI said in a report that the bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner, acted “in an effort to end his own life.” The FBI said Warner was …

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Tips Flood In As FBI Seeks 500 At Large Capitol Rioters

USA Today reports: They’ve mined tens of thousands of photos and videos. They followed trails the rioters left on social media bragging about being inside the Capitol, like the Florida man toting a rostrum or the New Hampshire man who snapped a selfie with a pilfered bottle of wine. And they’ve arrested almost 300. But, as many as 500 remain …

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Alleged Rioter Arrested After Brother Rats Him Out

Law & Crime reports: A South Carolina man faces federal charges after admitting to federal agents that he traveled to Washington, D.C., with his wife on Jan. 6th, attended then-president Donald Trump’s rally, and entered the U.S. Capitol rotunda. Text messages the man shared with relatives indicate he bragged that he had dressed “like ANTIFA.” According court papers on file …

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FBI Arrests Alleged White Supremacist Live-Streamer

Fort Lauderdale’s NBC News affiliate reports: Agents with the FBI were involved in a raid at a home in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning that left a suspect in custody. A large law enforcement presence was seen at the home in the area of Southwest 6th Street and 14th Avenue. FBI officials said they arrested 32-year-old Paul N. Miller for being …

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LIVE VIDEO: FBI Director Testifies On Capitol Riot

NBC News reports: FBI Director Christopher Wray is expected to face questions from Congress on Tuesday about whether his intelligence analysts missed warning signs before the riot at the U.S. Capitol and how the bureau plans to confront the rising threat of domestic terrorism. Wray’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee will be his first public testimony since September and …

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