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…
*Feds are looking to arrest Nicholas DeCarlo in the Capitol riot.
*He’s in photo at right, standing next to “Murder the Media” scrawl.
*His shirt and hat say MT Media.
*Charged with obstructing official proceeding; entering restricted building. wjla.com/news/local/all…
*Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs is arrested in Florida in Capitol riot.
*FBI says he was one of first to get inside Capitol
*At one point during siege he says on video: “This is awesome!”
*Charges: obstructing official proceeding, disorderly conduct. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/p…
*Emily Hernandez, a Missouri woman accused of stealing part of a sign from Nancy Pelosi’s office, turns herself in to face 5 federal charges.
*Her lawyer calls her "the girl next door” & says, “This is obviously a mistake but she’s ready to move past it.” stltoday.com/news/local/cri…
*Patrick McCaughey of Ridgefield, CT, has been arrested on charges of assaulting Capitol Police Officer Daniel Hodges during the riot.
*Suspect is accused of pinning Officer Hodges between a riot shield & a door.
*Video showed Hodges screaming in pain. cnbc.com/2021/01/20/con…
*Karl Dresch of Calumet, MI, is charged in the insurrection.
*He's the son of a former Michigan State House rep.
*Posed for photos inside Capitol and wrote: “We got in! Took a lil gas ...wtf I love masks now!”
*Charged w/ obstructing official proceeding. detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
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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:
*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…