THREAD: Alarming accusations against accused Capitol Insurrectionist Jonathan Peter Klein of Oregon
Audio was muffled during his Friday afternoon hearing in federal court, so we're digging through his court file again
Klein is accused of "clashing" w/ BLM months before Jan 6
At Insurrection, Klein is accused of entering through broken window... and displaying PROUD BOYS hand salute multiple times.
Including in a selfie............... in a Capitol bathroom
After police finally booted Klein from Capitol.... his group tried to bust back in. Facing a fog of pepper spray at a doorway. Gadsen ("Don't Tread on Me") Flag prominently displayed
Feds say Klein actually requested vacation time from work ..... to go to DC to "stop the steal"
Looks like it worked! His brother is accused of being "Stoked AF"
Months before the Insurrection, the feds say Klein was showing "readiness and willingness to engage in violence in support of his political beliefs"
Feds included this photo from months earlier...
Justice Dept accuses Klein of clashes w/ Black Lives Matter in Salem, Oregon in 2020. Including this photo allegedly showing Klein pointing a paintball gun in the crowd
The feds also say these photos show Klein, firearms and some distinctive vehicles months before Insurrection
In Friday afternoon hearing, judge ordered Klein (the accused Proud Boy) held pending trial. He faces CONSPIRACY charge
It's notable, because DC judges have been releasing some others (including Oath Keepers) charged w/ conspiracy.
This is a case to closely monitor
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THREAD: *This* is a US Capitol Insurrection criminal case to watch
Jeffrey McKellop of Virginia... accused of wearing body armor, gas mask and punching a DC Police officer on Jan. 6
Let me walk you through the court filing his attorney submitted overnight, to get him released
McKellop served 22 years in the military, earning 3 bronze stars (he's one of a growing number of military-connected Insurrection defendants)
He says he only brought the body armor to protect his friends from "counter-protestors"
Yes he was carrying a flagpole during the riots... and yes he's accused of bludgeoning with it... but he says it does not "*appear* to be tipped with any sharp object"
US Justice Dept has released series of messages allegedly sent by accused Oath Keeper Donovan Crowl of Ohio before and after the US Capitol Insurrection.
"Colluding to wage a Guerilla War against United States"
Planning emergency hideout "bugout" plan if the "usurper" is installed..... hiding out in the mountains of Kentucky
Messages indicate fears of "drone surveillance" against them when Trump left office
!!!! US Justice Dept releases messages allegedly sent by accused US Capitol Insurrectionist Kelly Meggs **planning** the riots and chaos before January 6.
"DC is no guns... if you have armor that's good"
Kelly Meggs of Florida allegedly created an alliance between extremist groups ahead of Jan. 6, according to messages released by Justice Dept.
"Trump's staying in, he's gonna use the emergency broadcast system on cell phones......."
THREAD: This might be the most striking of the thousands of court filings submitted in US Capitol Insurrection cases. Filed this weekend against Guy Reffit of Texas
"TRAITORS GET SHOT" - Feds allege Reffit threatened his children if they turned him. "Choose a side or die"... (2)
"WE ALL HAD WEAPONS BUT NEVER FIRED A SINGLE ROUND" - Justice Dept says Reffit brought firearms to DC on Jan 6 (3)
THREAD: Some horrors are described in a court filing against alleged US Capitol insurrectionist Michael Lopatic of Lancaster, PA. He's accused of "pummeling" a DC police officer as that officer attempted to save a wounded colleague
He allegedly grabbed the officer by the head and threw uppercut punches
Then... amid the savage fight.... he allegedly stole the officer's body-work camera. Showing "the foresight to traverse an angry mob to take what would have been a crucial piece of evidence in bringing those who attacked officers... to justice"
THREAD: More than a dozen Trump political appointees have secured civil service positions inside same agencies they were helping to run. nbcwashington.com/news/politics/…
Here are some: Chief of Staff - Veterans Health Administration 1/