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Napalm? Yep, napalm.
Lonnie Coffman, 70, an Alabama grandfather drove to Washington to attend Trump’s “Save America Rally” in a pickup packed with an assault rifle, three handguns and 11 Mason jars filled with homemade napalm, according to court filings. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Lonnie Coffman, 70, an Alabama grandfather drove to Washington to attend Trump’s “Save America Rally” in a pickup packed with an assault rifle, three handguns and 11 Mason jars filled with homemade napalm, according to court filings. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Cleveland Meredith Jr., a Georgia man texted friends: “Headed to DC with a (s—-) ton of 5.56 armor-piercing ammo." The following day, he texted: “Thinking about heading over to Pelosi (C——’s) speech and putting a bullet in her noggin on Live TV.” https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
The U.S. Army’s 1st Special Forces Command is investigating Capt. Emily Rainey’s involvement in the Wednesday rally. The 30-year-old psy ops officer told the AP she led 100 members of Moore County Citizens for Freedom who traveled to Washington to “stand against election fraud”
Jake Chansley, the “QAnon Shaman” who took part in the riot shirtless with his face painted and wearing a fur hat with horns (pictured below), surrendered to the FBI field office in Phoenix on Saturday. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
A Texas sheriff announced that one of his lieutenants,
Lt. Roxanne Mathai, attended the rally; she posted on social media: “Not gonna lie... aside from my kids, this was, indeed, the best day of my life. And it’s not over yet.” https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Lt. Roxanne Mathai, attended the rally; she posted on social media: “Not gonna lie... aside from my kids, this was, indeed, the best day of my life. And it’s not over yet.” https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Brad Rukstales, a Republican political donor and CEO of Cogensia, a Chicago-based data analytics firm, was arrested with a group of a half-dozen Trump supporters who clashed with officers Wednesday inside the Capitol. He was fired Friday https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. of Texas was charged in federal court after he was identified in photos showing him standing in the well of the Senate, wearing a military-style helmet & body armor while holding zip-tie handcuffs. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Nicholas Ochs, founder of a Proud Boys chapter
was arrested after returning home. Ochs posted a photo of himself inside the Capitol, grinning broadly. The FBI matched photos from the riot to photos taken when Ochs campaigned for a seat in the Hawaii statehouse
was arrested after returning home. Ochs posted a photo of himself inside the Capitol, grinning broadly. The FBI matched photos from the riot to photos taken when Ochs campaigned for a seat in the Hawaii statehouse
Also arrested at the Capitol was William Arthur Leary. He complained that he was held for 24-plus hours & had his cell phone seized. “They treated us like animals,” he said. “They took all our phones.” https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Doug Jensen was arrested by the FBI. During the riot, he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a large Q & the phrase “Trust The Plan,” a reference to QAnon. Video seems to show Jensen pursuing a police officer up a flight of stairs as a mob trails behind https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
The FBI has opened a murder probe into the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, according to law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
Trump supporters who died in the riot were Kevin D. Greeson, 55, of Athens, Alabama; Benjamin Philips, 50, of Ringtown, Pennsylvania; Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego; and Rosanne Boyland, 34, of Kennesaw, Georgia https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
"At least 25 people are under investigation for terrorism related to Wednesday's siege at the Capitol, according to a Defense official and a member of Congress... The official said some troops – active and reserve duty – may have been involved in the riot" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/10/25-troops-under-investigation-terrorism-related-riot-capitol/6618295002/
So far, at least 90 people have been arrested on charges ranging from misdemeanor curfew violations to felonies related to assaults on police officers, possessing illegal weapons and making death threats against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-1806ea8dc15a2c04f2a68acd6b55cace
According to @RepJasonCrow: Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy "indicated that DoD is aware of further possible threats posed by would-be terrorists in the days up to and including Inauguration Day”
Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who resigned, said supervisors were reluctant to take steps to put the National Guard on call even as intel suggested that the crowd President Trump called to Washington would be much larger than earlier demonstrations https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
Men who marched with the Proud Boys donned orange hats, helping disguise their connection to the group. @WSJ reported that men in orange hats and military-style vests were among the first to push through a security barricade, spurring the Capitol seige https://www.wsj.com/articles/conspiracy-theorists-ceos-and-grandmothers-inside-the-capitol-mob-11610329655?st=ujy4xze4v8di45v&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter
Jake Chansley, who took part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint & a furry hat, says he hasn't been able to eat in jail. “He gets very sick if he doesn’t eat organic food,” his mother told reporters. https://apnews.com/article/riots-arizona-phoenix-capitol-siege-78aba5a850110303f4f627c6fd88e5ec
Florida man Adam "Via Getty" Johnson, spotted carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo during the Capitol assault, was released Monday on $25,000 bail https://apnews.com/article/arrests-florida-nancy-pelosi-capitol-siege-12f8f6baf702c3ce12026fd3705cf842
Eric Munchel, arrested in connection w/ the Capitol riot, is charged with entering any restricted building & violent entry and disorderly conduct. Prosecutors say a person who appears to be Munchel carrying zip ties and "an item in a holster" https://apnews.com/article/riots-arrests-tennessee-texas-capitol-siege-e7853a4cef11ed13ca5210ca733e4ac1
Retired Air Force Lt. Col Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was arrested in Texas and charged in federal court. He was photographed on the Senate floor wearing a helmet and heavy vest and was carrying zip-tie handcuffs https://apnews.com/article/riots-arrests-tennessee-texas-capitol-siege-e7853a4cef11ed13ca5210ca733e4ac1
At least two U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended and more than a dozen others are under investigation for suspected involvement with or inappropriate support for the demonstration last week that turned into a deadly riot at the Capitol https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended/2021/01/11/0ee0e422-545f-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
A Secret Service officer was put under investigation after posting comments on Facebook in which she accused lawmakers who formalized Biden’s win of treason and expressed support for the rioters who stormed the Capitol, the agency confirmed Monday https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended/2021/01/11/0ee0e422-545f-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
