Thread by @nycjim

CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Former school director Frank J. Scavo of Old Forge PA is charged.
*Feds say he chanted with rioters & recorded events on his phone.
*"We... took it back. Took it back.”
*Organized bus caravan.
*Faces up to 3 years in prison.
news.yahoo.com/scavo-charged-…

*Jerod Hughes, of East Helena, Montana, asks judge to release him pending trial.
*Says he was “duped" by Donald Trump.
*Cites need to provide for wife & daughter.
*Chased & menaced Officer Eugene Goodman thru halls of Congress.
wusa9.com/article/news/n…

Social-media platform Parler says it informed the FBI of violent content before the Capitol insurrection. wsj.com/articles/parle… via @WSJ

New video shows Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann near steps of U.S. Capitol as rioters clashed with officers. ksat.com/news/local/202…

*James “Les” Little of Claremont NC has been arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Text msg: ”We just took over the Capital!…We are stopping treason!”
*Told agents he was “caught up in the moment.” (But admitted to fist-bumping other rioters.)
wsoctv.com/news/local/cat…

*Appeals court gives "Zip-Tie Guy” & his Mom another shot at pre-trial freedom in Capitol insurrection.
*Court ruled that earlier decisions failed to articulate why Eric Munchel & Lisa Eisenhart posed a threat to the community.
*For now, they stay in jail.
lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-si…

So somehow this photo of the Capitol riot suspect's arsenal of weapons wasn’t an adequate articulation of his potential threat to the community. nypost.com/2021/01/22/zip…