BIG THREAD: Tonight police wielding shields and less lethal weapons in #ElizabethCity again formed a line and pushed back on protesters who remained peaceful but present past the beginning of the 8 pm curfew.
At about 9:20pm, they began to push.
As officers pushed past alleys and backyards, they checked to make sure nobody escaped those directions.
In this instance, an officer pointed a weapon around a corner, while another unholstered his handgun as he searched the area.
They found a bag, but not a person.
Here's the scene of the first arrest.
"We just want justice, that's all!"
"Leave now, or you will be arrested!"
Officers pushed forward, grabbed a man, and pulled him away from sight behind the shield line.
A second man walked into the intersection and held his fist in the air, knowing he'd be arrested.
"Do not resist Darius, give them your hands!" a concerned woman begged from behind him. Police pulled him away and continued their push.
"Leave now or you will be arrested!"
Some mocked the police by doing wheelies and stunts on four-wheelers and dirt bikes on the street, within view of the police but absolutely out of range of arrest.
As some of the four-wheel riders sped away past the police, an officer pulled their car out into the intersection in an apparent attempt to block them.
I apologize for absurd camera shakiness and saying "holy shit" with how close that was to a collision.
An occupied vehicle (at least a driver and passenger - maybe more) had been on the block the police had lined up at.
Officers surrounded the car and arrested the occupants.
In a really comically relieving moment, I then came across a local who thanked me for my livestream.
He was actually watching the stream at the time, and then appeared on it.
He said he's shocked at what the city fell into and does "absolutely not" support the police response.
A second (!!!) live viewer came out on her porch as I streamed. "I'm literally watching your live right now!"
She says it's "heartbreaking" and "hurts on a different level to see it in your own town."
"We will get justice for Andrew Brown, because if we won't, who will?"
Myself and a few journalists found the handful of activists still on the street, but they quickly dashed away when police arrived.
One cop declared "stay where you are, you're under arrest" which didn't work.
They then threatened to arrest press if we didn't leave.
VIDEO THREAD: Barely a day after their encampment was raided, pro-Palestine activists set up another encampment in front of a George Washington University administrators' building.
In this uncut shot, you'll see the activists set up several new tents by surprise in minutes.
2) Pro-Palestine protesters at George Washington University linked arms after forming their new encampment.
Police formed a line facing them on one side (leaving the other side open) and pushed media and others with a vantage point significantly back.
3) One MPD officer took a quick selfie from the police line.
VIDEO THREAD: Police cleared the pro-Palestine encampment at George Washington University early this morning in a pre-dawn raid, arresting dozens and apparently deploying pepper spray.
"F--- the pigs!" yelled activists as police swarmed a wide perimeter around the area.
2) Police and DC Department of Public Works could be seen dumping tents and other camping equipment where the encampment had been at GW.
This comes just hours before Mayor Bowser is set to testify before Congress.
3) As the sun rose near George Washington University, the activist who were not arrested regrouped.
Organizers recommended those who the police had pepper-sprayed go home, and others go to jail support for their detained comrades.
THREAD: I was one of only two media I'm aware of in the courtroom today for a lengthy hearing where the federal government fought to hold Russell "Duke" Vane IV pre-trial.
This thread will be based on my notes and court documents.
BREAKING THREAD: On April 11, Russell Vane IV - the subject of my reporting who allegedly attempted to provoke a Virginia militia group into producing explosives - was arrested.
He is charged with "Attempted production of a biological agent or toxin."
3) The feds cite my reporting, where I show unclassified government documents that the Virginia Kekoas militia members were allegedly handed by Duke, and he later appears to acknowledge giving them.
INVESTIGATIVE VIDEO THREAD: The Virginia Kekoas, a pro-gun prepper militia based in Eastern Virginia and formerly affiliated with the Boogaloo movement, tells News2Share that they recently kicked out a member they believe may have been plotting an explosives-related entrapment attempt against the group, or worse.
Russell Richardson Vane IV first made contact with the Virginia Kekoas in April 2022, according to the group's leader Eddie Ray, who goes by "ICE" and member Cody Beckner, who goes by "Sasquatch." Vane allegedly adopted the call sign "Duke."
The pair provided extensive screenshots and documents showing that since joining, Vane - as "Duke" - engaged in an escalating sequence of unusual behavior that included apparent provocations for the group to develop homemade explosives. Homemade explosives lacking an ATF registration are generally a federal felony.
"Sasquatch" and "ICE" spoke exclusively to News2Share to provide a thorough timeline of the events that led up to "Duke" being removed from their organization.
2) ICE and Sasquatch say that upon reaching out to the Kekoas in 2022, Duke identified himself as working for the CIA, but was allowed to remain a prospective member rather than being ejected because they believed he may have advanced knowledge of world-altering events.
3) Within two weeks of joining, the pair say Duke asked about a "group fund." They say no fund exists and members pay their own way, but such a fund could "fall under certain federal laws" like RICO.
ICE says Duke also asked about forming his own chapter and was denied.