Jason Benjamin Blythe was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, after he was added to a superseding indictment involving the initial violent breech of the bike barriers at the Capitol.
26-year-old Jason Blythe, known to #SeditionHunters as #OldTexasHelmet, will make his initial court appearance in the Northern District of Texas today, per DOJ.
"According to the government’s evidence, the assault took place at the Peace Circle, where law enforcement was attempting to secure the restricted perimeter of the Capitol grounds.” justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/tex…
As we wait on a federal magistrate judge in Texas to rule on whether Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III should be released pretrial in his seditious conspiracy case, here's some new reporting on his proposed custodians in California. (THREAD)
As @joshgerstein reported, a family member identified in court only as Benjamin told the judge that he had no connections to the Oath Keepers or the Capitol riot.
DOJ’s sentencing memo cites Caplinger’s quote tweet of @haleytalbotnbc in July in which Caplinger called members of Congress huddled in the balcony during the Capitol attack "worthless cowards.”
The Capitol rioter in the purple hat who flings the officer to the ground here so the mob can storm the Capitol is no. 166 on the FBI's Capitol Violence page, and known to sleuths as #smokyinsider.
Ed Badalian, a California Trump supporter charged alongside his buddy Danny Rodriguez, indicates he may try to sever his case. He’s charged with Rodriguez (who drove a stun gun into Officer Michael Fanone’s neck) as well as the still yet unnamed #SwedishScarf.
BREAKING: Pro-Trump influencer Brandon Straka walks away from his Jan. 6 criminal case with three months of home detention, three years of probation, and a $5K fine. huffpost.com/entry/brandon-…
Brandon Straka previously called his actions on Jan. 6 “one of the stupidest and tragic decisions of his life,” and told the judge today that he was “deeply sorry and ashamed.” huffpost.com/entry/brandon-…
Brandon Straka told the judge that his followers wouldn’t tolerate him advocating for violence against police, but in his admitted statement of offense he admitted saying "take it, take it,” as other rioters took a U.S. Capitol Police Officer’s shield. huffpost.com/entry/brandon-…