CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Craig Bingert, of Washington Township PA, is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*He joined State Police Training Academy in 1995; dropped out in a week.
*In riot, he held a flag in 1 hand while shoving metal barrier against police. mcall.com/news/pennsylva…
*Texas man at Capitol riot allegedly threatened to kill his kids if they turned him in: "Traitors get shot.”
*Reffitt is a Wylie TX oil worker with ties to right-wing extremist groups.
*He’s charged with obstruction of justice unlawful entry into Capitol. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01…
*Gracyn Dawn Courtright, a mathematical economics major at Univ. of Kentucky, faces 4 Federal charges in Capitol riot.
*She posted videos from the front of the mob that clashed with security.
*She wrote: “Nobody is being violent !!!!! (From what I saw).” kykernel.com/news/infamy-is…
Gracyn Courtright also posted this after a backlash to her earlier posts from the riot. kykernel.com/news/infamy-is…
*Leo Christopher Kelly, of Cedar Rapids IA, says he “wanted to see what was going on” and was “one of the first men to breach the Capitol building.”
*He made it to the Senate floor.
*Charges: Violent entry; entering restricted building; disorderly conduct. thegazette.com/subject/news/g…
*Daniel Goodwyn, a freelance web developer from San Francisco, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*Charges: Knowingly entering a restricted building, violent entry & and disorderly conduct.
*Feds say he is a "self-proclaimed member of the Proud Boys.” sfgate.com/crime/article/…
According to MSNBC, 124 people have been arrested so far in the Capitol riot.
*Riley Williams, who is alleged to have stolen Nancy Pelosi’s laptop, has been arrested.
*Feds say Williams directed rioters up Capitol stairs with goal of entering Pelosi’s office.
*Tip from ex-lover said she intended to sell computer to Russian friend. philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/01/19/fbi…
CORRECTION: Riot suspect Craig Bingert joined State Police Training Academy in 2015, not 1995.
My mistake. inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…
In court papers, prosecutors point to video from inside the Capitol that appears to show Riley Williams pointing other rioters to Pelosi’s office. "She can be heard in the video repeatedly yelling, “Upstairs, upstairs, upstairs’.” justice.gov/opa/page/file/…
*Two Ohio residents who are part of the so-called Ohio State Regular Militia have been arrested and charged in the Capitol riot.
*Militia is a dues-paying subset of the Oath Keepers.
*Suspects ID’d as Jessica Watkins, 38, and Donovan Crowl, 50. fox19.com/2021/01/18/ohi…
*US officials file first conspiracy case in Capitol riot.
*Thomas Edward Caldwell of Clarke County VA was arrested today on 4 Federal counts, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the US.
*FBI says he led 8-10 others in attacking the Capitol. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
*Vitali Goss-Jankowski has been charged with several federal counts related to the Capitol riot, including "using or carrying a dangerous weapon".
*Video showed him with a Taser, but he told the FBI didn’t use it on a officer who suffered a heart attack. justice.gov/opa/page/file/…
According to The Daily Moth, an American Sign Language publication, Goss-Jankowski is deaf and is a student at Gallaudet University. dailymoth.com/blog/deaf-man-…
*Emanuel Jackson is arrested for assaulting police officers and other acts of violence during Capitol riot.
*Videos show him striking uniformed officers with metal baseball bat.
*Was among the first rioters to storm through doorway of Senate wing entrance. newsweek.com/emanuel-jackso…
*Mark G. Sahady, 46, of Malden, Mass., is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*He is one of the people behind Boston’s “straight pride” parade & is a member of the group "Resist Marxism."
*He’s charged with entering a restricted building & disorderly conduct. nbcboston.com/news/politics/…
*Also arrested today was Suzanne Ianni, a member of the Natick (Mass.) Town Meeting.
*She and Mark Sahady were among members of the Super Happy Fun America group that chartered buses to the pro-Trump rally. nbcboston.com/news/politics/…
*Matthew Perna of Sharpsville PA is arrested in Capitol riot.
*He's expressed regret: “I foolishly allowed myself to get drawn into the negative energy emanating from that building.”
*He said the experience drew him closer to Christ. “Also, expect a book.” sharonherald.com/news/mercer-co…
*Gina Bisignano, owner of Gina’s Eyelashes & Skincare in Beverly Hills, is charged in Capitol riot.
*FBI says she used a bullhorn to exhort rioters to storm Capitol (while wearing Louis Vuitton sweater).
*She faces many charges, incl. obstructing police. justice.gov/opa/page/file/…
According to the FBI, a video showed Bisignano using the bullhorn to encourage the insurrectionists: “Everybody, we need gas masks … we need weapons … we need strong, angry patriots to help our boys.” ktla.com/news/local-new…
*Simon Gold, a Beverly Hills doctor who’s publicly criticized the coronavirus vaccine and advocated for hydroxychloroquine, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*During the riot, she gave a largely inaudible speech on the floor of the Rotunda. thedailybeast.com/beverly-hills-…
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CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Gabriel Garcia, a former US Army captain and one-time GOP candidate for Florida House, is arrested.
*FBI says he fought with officers and shouted: “USA! Storm this sh-t!”
*Video shows him yelling: “Nancy come out and play!” miamiherald.com/news/local/cri…
*Jesus Rivera of Pensacola, FL, has been arrested in the Capitol riot.
*He’s charged with disorderly conduct with intent to impede gov’t business & entering restricted building.
*Uploaded several videos showing him inside Capitol or on the grounds. wctv.tv/2021/01/20/pen…
*Jorden Mink, a Pennsylvania man who was photographed shattering Capitol window with a bat, has been charged in riot.
*He also was seen removing property from Capitol.
*Faces multiple charges, incl. destruction of gov’t property, theft & violent entry. post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…
*As one of his first orders of business, President Biden asks for and receives the resignation of Michael Pack as head of the Voice of America.
*Pack had effectively turned the VoA into a propaganda arm of the Trump administration. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Another major order of business for President Biden today: Dissolving Donald Trump's 1776 Commission on U.S. history. Via @The74the74million.org/on-his-first-d…
In addition to rejoining the Paris #climate agreement, President Biden ordered US agencies to start reviewing and reinstating more than 100 environmental regulations that Trump had weakened or rolled back. nytimes.com/2021/01/20/cli…
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*2 East Texas men have been arrested.
*In video, Ryan Nichols yells into bullhorn: “If you have a weapon, you need to get your weapon!”
*Charged with assault on an officer & using dangerous weapon.
*Other man is Alex Harkrider. dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/01/19/two…
*Christopher Spencer of Pilot Mountain, NC, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*FBI says Spencer walked thru Speaker’s wing of Capitol saying, “Where’s Nancy?"
*Charged with violent entry, disorderly conduct & obstruction of justice. wfmynews2.com/article/news/c…
FBI affidavit includes a photo showing Alex Harkrider inside the Capitol with what agents describe as a police baton. Labeled “weapon.” starlocalmedia.com/news/state/eas…