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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
