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Capitol riots

Capital District
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Pot-Smoking Schenectady Rioter Who Donned Fake Beard In Capitol Breach Gets 3 Years In Prison Pot-Smoking Schenectady Rioter Who Donned Fake Beard In Capitol Breach Gets 3 Years In Prison
Pot-Smoking Schenectady Rioter Who Donned Fake Beard In Capitol Breach Gets 3 Years In Prison A New York man who was photographed smoking marijuana inside a Senate office during the US Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021 will spend years in prison. Brandon Fellows, age 29, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 3 ½ years in federal lockup on Thursday, Feb. 29 after a Washington, DC jury found him guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony. “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the US Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election,” the US Attorney’s Office said. Earlier Report: Capitol Rioter F…

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by Michael Mashburn
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Montgomery County Cop Who Killed Stabbing Suspect In July Suspended For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Montgomery County Cop Who Killed Stabbing Suspect In July Suspended For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Montgomery County Cop Who Killed Stabbing Suspect In July Suspended For Role In Jan. 6 Riots The same cop who shot and killed a stabbing suspect months ago in Maryland is now under the microscope for his alleged involvement in the January 6 insurrection in DC. Officer Justin Lee, 25, has been suspended by the Montgomery County Department of Police after he was indicted in connection to the riots at the Capitol, less than three months after he was placed on administrative leave for his role in a shooting involving a stabbing suspect. According to police, in July, the department was advised that Lee was the subject of an FBI investigation, though he was already on leave for the shoo…

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by Zak Failla
Capital District
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'No Regrets': Pot-Smoking Schenectady Man Donning Fake Beard, Shield Guilty In Capitol Riot 'No Regrets': Pot-Smoking Schenectady Man Donning Fake Beard, Shield Guilty In Capitol Riot
'No Regrets': Pot-Smoking Schenectady Man Donning Fake Beard, Shield Guilty In Capitol Riot A New York man who was photographed smoking marijuana inside a Senate office during the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been convicted of multiple crimes for his actions that day. Jurors found Brandon Fellows, age 29, of Schenectady, guilty of felony obstructing an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building in federal court in Washington, DC on Thursday, Aug. 31. “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the US Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election,” reads a state…

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by Michael Mashburn
Nassau
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'Mid White Crisis': LI Attorney Grabbed Officer's Baton, Pushed Others In Jan. 6 Riots: Feds 'Mid White Crisis': LI Attorney Grabbed Officer's Baton, Pushed Others In Jan. 6 Riots: Feds
'Mid White Crisis': LI Attorney Grabbed Officer's Baton, Pushed Others In Jan. 6 Riots: Feds An attorney from New York is the latest to face charges for his alleged role in breaching the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, a law enforcement source told Daily Voice. Long Island resident John O’Kelly, age 66, of the hamlet of East Williston in North Hempstead, was arrested at home Thursday, Oct. 20. He’s facing multiple felony charges for his alleged actions that day in “disrupting a joint session of the US Congress,” which had convened to count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said. Federal prosecutors …

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by Michael Mashburn
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Man Bearing 'Camp Auschwitz' Clothing During Capitol Riots Sentenced After Lack Of Remorse Man Bearing 'Camp Auschwitz' Clothing During Capitol Riots Sentenced After Lack Of Remorse
Man Bearing 'Camp Auschwitz' Clothing During Capitol Riots Sentenced After Lack Of Remorse A Virginia man who wore a "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt and a "SS" t-shirt inside the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots has been sentenced to 75 days in jail, according to multiple reports. Robert Packer pleaded guilty to a trespassing charge in January after images of Packer and his clothing inside of the Capitol went viral, gaining national attention as symbol of white supremacist and anti-semitic views, the reports state. Packer entered the Capitol building shortly after the initial breach, and stayed inside of the building for around 20 minutes. Prosecutors say that Packer'…

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by Annie DeVoe
Sussex
Police & Fire
NJ Gym Owner Who Punched Officer At Capitol Riots Wants Financial Help While Jailed NJ Gym Owner Who Punched Officer At Capitol Riots Wants Financial Help While Jailed
NJ Gym Owner Who Punched Officer At Capitol Riots Wants Financial Help While Jailed A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots has raised more than $30,000 in an online campaign. The Department of Justice on Wednesday apparently sought the harshest sentence in the attacks yet for Scott Fairlamb, a former MMA fighter, of Sussex County.  That will mean a 44-month stint in federal prison and a $2,000 restitution payment, according to NJ Advance Media. While jailed, Fairlamb launched a GiveSendGo campaign to help raise money.  Fairlamb writes that since the insurrection, he's suffered a heart attack and been f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Dauphin
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Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting
Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting The father of a Pennsylvania woman who stole Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was busted on child porn charges after asking an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl online to film herself using the bathroom, news reports say. Rickey Williams, 55, -- a security guard from Dauphin County -- was communicating with the detective under the belief he was a girl on the Snapchat app, Fox43 says citing the criminal complaint. During the course of this alleged communication, Williams, of Steelton, requested a video of the girl using the bathroom, Local21news reports. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Bucks
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Report: PA Police Detective Divorces Wife After Being Spotted With Another Man At Capitol Riot Report: PA Police Detective Divorces Wife After Being Spotted With Another Man At Capitol Riot
Report: PA Police Detective Divorces Wife After Being Spotted With Another Man At Capitol Riot A police detective from the Pittsburgh area filed for divorce from his wife after she was allegedly seen in videos taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots with another man, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Michael Heinl, a 30-year member of the Shaler Police Department, asked his wife, Jennifer Heinl, 55, of Ross, not to travel to D.C. prior to the rally, but she did anyway, the news outlet reports. The FBI identified her through her association with Kenneth Grayson, of Bridgeville -- the man seen in videos talking to her inside the Rotunda, the outlet reports. A review of Gr…

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by Nicole Acosta
Mercer
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Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots
Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots A tattoo artist from Warren County with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group has been arrested. Roberto Minuta, 36, of Hackettstown, was seen with former President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor Roger Stone before the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol. Minuta, who reportedly served as Stone's bodyguard, was wearing a baseball hat and military-style vest with the Oath Keeper logo prior to the violent insurrection on Jan. 6, prosecutors said. After his greeting with Stone, Minuta can be seen among the crowd that approached the Capitol and interacting with Capitol Police officers while wear…

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by Zak Failla
Camden
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Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say
Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say A 33-year-old man from Camden County is the latest New Jersey resident charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, according to multiple news reports. Lawrence Stackhouse of Blackwood was arrested on Monday and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, and disorderly or disruptive conduct, according to USA Today. Stackhouse was identified to law enforcement by co-workers, after he had called out from work on Jan. 5 and 6, the Courier Post reported. He reportedly had been reprimanded for violating his company's policy by displaying politica…

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by Jon Craig
Lewisboro
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot A retired NYPD officer and former Marine from the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer with a flagpole during the deadly riots at the US Capitol last month. Orange County resident Thomas Webster, age 54, of Florida, New York, turned himself in to law enforcement this week after an alert was issued by the FBI for his arrest after he “made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement” during the riots on Jan. 6. Prosecutors said that Webster “attacked a police officer with an aluminum pole and ripped off his protective gear and gas m…

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by Zak Failla
Cresskill-Closter
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Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes UPDATE: A political manifesto of sorts that was left along with a ball bearings in zip-locked bags outside the homes of dozens of Bergen County residents includes a portrait of former President Trump with blood on his hands and dripping from the roof of the White House. The writer who left the bags in residents' driveways and walkways in Closter and Demarest early Wednesday claims to be a former Republican who claims that apparently patriotic neighbors had hidden “deplorable tendencies” that have emerged in the downfall of the former president. Motivated by Trump – whom he calls a variety …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
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Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot
Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot A 27-year-old Long Island man who allegedly participated in the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol was arrested by federal law enforcement officials. Tipsters pointed FBI investigators to Christopher Ortiz, of Huntington, earlier this month, advising that there were screenshots from videos and messages posted on his Instagram account, “@chrispy0ats” at the Wednesday, Jan. 6 riot, leading to his arrest early on Wednesday, Jan. 27. According to court documents, there is audio from his Instagram account when Ortiz can be heard shouting “onward, onward” as rioters flooded the Capitol building wit…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
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New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot
New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot Another Hudson Valley man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol after being caught on camera, sharing and receiving photos on social media. Dutchess County resident William Vogel, of Pawling, was apprehended for his role in the Wednesday, Jan. 6 riot after being connected through images and video posted on Snapchat and conversations on Facebook that were later flagged by FBI investigators, authorities said. According to an FBI joint terrorism task force officer, videos with the Snapchat usernames “will vogel” and “willvogelmusic…

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by Zak Failla
Camden
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Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside
Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside A self-described dating and sex coach from Camden County live-streamed video to more than 25,000 of his followers from inside the U.S. Capitol during the recent riot, said federal agents who arrested him Thursday. “I was pretty much in the first wave,” said Patrick Stedman, 32, according to the FBI. “[W]e broke down the doors and climbed up the back part of the Capitol building and got all the way into the chambers.” Agents used the video, social media posts and tips from witnesses – including a high school and college classmate of his – to identify and arrest Stedman, who lives with his pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Worcester
Police & Fire
Capitol Hill Riot: Boston 'Straight Pride' Parade Organizer Arrested For Alleged Participation Capitol Hill Riot: Boston 'Straight Pride' Parade Organizer Arrested For Alleged Participation
Capitol Hill Riot: Boston 'Straight Pride' Parade Organizer Arrested For Alleged Participation The man who organized Boston’s Straight Pride Parade has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the Capitol Building attack. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Mark G. Sahady, 46, of Malden, was arrested and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, the Department of Justice said. Sahady’s alleged participation was discovered in photos of the Jan. 6 siege posted online by Sahady’s own group, “Super Happy Fun America.” On that day a pro-Trump mob tried to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s …

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by Kristin Palpini
Mercer
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How Easy Was It For FBI To Find NJ Man Who Had Ashli Babbitt’s Blood On His Hands? How Easy Was It For FBI To Find NJ Man Who Had Ashli Babbitt’s Blood On His Hands?
How Easy Was It For FBI To Find NJ Man Who Had Ashli Babbitt’s Blood On His Hands? He literally had Ashli Babbitt’s blood on his hands. But that wasn’t what made it simple for the FBI to find and arrest Mercer County’s Thomas Baranyi for his role in last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Baranyi, a 28-year-old Peace Corps volunteer from Ewing who ended up in a viral video showing a reporter his bloody hand, was charged by the FBI Tuesday with disorderly conduct and being in a restricted building. Following a video-conferenced hearing in Newark, U.S. District Judge Cathy Waldor released the former wannabe U.S. Marine on a $100,000 unsecured bond and prohibited hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
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Cuomo Calls For Trump To Resign Cuomo Calls For Trump To Resign
Cuomo Calls For Trump To Resign New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for President Donald Trump to resign as commander-in-chief following the chaotic scenes that played out at the United States Capitol this week. Calling the riots in Washington D.C. “horrific” and signs of “anarchy,” Cuomo called for the president’s resignation and requested that all elected government officials in New York do the same. “We’ve seen a lot from this administration over the past four years, but I never would have imagined anything as horrific as what happened in Washington D.C.,” he said on Friday, Jan. 8. ‘This was not a political rally … …

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by Zak Failla
Middlesex NJ
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Twitter, Facebook Lock Trump's Accounts Twitter, Facebook Lock Trump's Accounts
Twitter, Facebook Lock Trump's Accounts Twitter removed tweets from President Donald Trump's account and locked it after he condoned violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Then Facebook followed suit. Trump posted a message to Facebook and Twitter calling the violent protestors who stormed the Capitol "patriots." Facebook removed the post while Twitter posted a warning label initially, then removed it. Trump's Twitter account was subsequently locked for 12 hours, and Facebook later said he would be blocked for 24 hours. “We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-h…

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by Cecilia Levine