Police were so overwhelmed on Jan. 6 that they couldn’t make arrests.

But after Robert Wayne Dennis assaulted police, they got his name, address, social security number, and checked his ID. They told him they’d apply for a warrant later. He was arrested in Texas.
"your Affiant observed DENNIS charging MPD Officer J.S., and DENNIS is shown grabbing another MPD Officer's baton with both hands. DENNIS then struggles violently with MPD Officer J.S. and takes him to the ground.”
Robert Wayne Dennis was known to sleuths as #UnholyGoalie.

Cops released him "so that he could seek medical treatment that officers were unable to provide due to the ongoing riot.”

They had his name, SSN, and address, but he still ended up on a MPD “Persons of Interest” slide.
At some point in the past 9+ months, Robert Wayne Dennis probably thought for a fleeting moment that he’d gotten away with it. He had not. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Here’s MPD getting Robert Dennis’ info before releasing him to seek medical care.
Some similarities here to the case against Nicholas James Brockhoff, who also gave police his name on camera after he assaulted them: huffpost.com/entry/nicholas…
Here’s MPD releasing Robert Dennis (aka #UnholyGoalie) so he could seek medical care after he assaulted police officers on Jan. 6. MPD got his info and the FBI eventually arrested him, but he had nine months of freedom that people who assault police officers don’t typically get.
Thanks to the tipster who passed that one along. My DMs are open, Signal in bio.
“If y’all were doing the right thing, then y’all would be letting us through to do what we need to do.” — yet another delusional member of the Jan. 6 crowd
Police also released the other Trump supporter captured on video there, Mark Ponder. He’s a D.C. resident, and he returned to the Capitol grounds after he was released on Jan. 6. It took authorities about two months to rearrest him for his conduct.

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22 Oct
BREAKING: Chief Judge Beryl Howell orders Cody Mattice detained until trial.

Judge Howell said it was clear Mattice pre-planned to come to the Capitol and “fuck shit up” on Jan. 6.

She called the evidence against Mattice “overwhelming” and “very strong."

#FenceSnatcher
Judge Howell said some of Cody Mattice’s family members acted "as if he were a hero, as if he were a patriot that day, as opposed to what most of us saw, which is criminal conduct that shook the foundations of our democracy." huffpost.com/entry/cody-mat…
🚩🚩🚩Judge Howell said that Cody Mattice's view that he was acting like an American patriot on Jan. 6 was "a big red flag for this court." 🚩🚩🚩
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22 Oct
Hearing underway shortly on the detention of Cody Mattice, a "stay-at-home dad” who attacked cops on Jan. 6.

DOJ: “the defendant’s care of his children is commendable. But the needs of his children… did not stop him from using pepper spray against officers.” #FenceSnatcher ImageImage
Government also argues Mattice’s mother, brother, sister, aunt, and fiancée all either "encouraged him to riot, supported his choice to do so, or condoned his behavior after-the-fact.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… ImageImage
"Cody from Rochester.mp4” will be part of the record.

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21 Oct
In which Attorney General Merrick Garland gives a shoutout to “citizen sleuths across the country” who are identifying Capitol rioters. #SeditionHunters
“Some people crochet. Some people paint. I look up people.” huffpost.com/entry/sedition…
“Citizen sleuths” have also given us a real sense of the universe of potential defendant who committed chargeable conduct that day: huffpost.com/entry/feds-mad…
Read 5 tweets
21 Oct
Here’s what Jan. 6 defense attorney can access as of Oct. 21, per feds:

-16,925 CCTV files from 515 cameras (4,800 hours)

- 1,676 MPD body worn cameras (1,600 hours) Image
Here’s what’s still coming: Image
They are also trying to figure out a solution for detained defendants. Link here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Image
Read 4 tweets
21 Oct
“When will the bigotry end?” Trump enthusiast Troy Smocks asks Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is now about to sentence him.
Judge Chutkan says it is “offensive” and “audacious” for Smocks to hold himself up as a victim of racial discrimination.
“I have not seen a scintilla of evidence” that prosecutors are making decisions based upon race, Judge Chutkan, a former public defender, says.
Read 6 tweets
21 Oct
Before he stormed the Capitol and assaulted cops on Jan. 6, Cody Mattice planned on “pursuing a career in law enforcement,” according to his mom.

Mattice took a civil service exam to become a jail deputy, his mom said. He scored a 90.

#FenceSnatcher ImageImage
The government is seeking Mattice’s pretrial detention. A federal magistrate judge in New York ruled he could go home, but there’s a hearing on the matter in D.C. tomorrow. huffpost.com/entry/cody-mat…
#FenceSnatcher: Wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement.

#IronWorkerGuy: Reenlisted in the U.S. Army after being interviewed by the FBI about his actions on Jan. 6.

huffpost.com/entry/james-ma…
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