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Ex-Montgomery County Officer Convicted Of Throwing Smoke Bomb At Police During Capitol Riot Ex-Montgomery County Officer Convicted Of Throwing Smoke Bomb At Police During Capitol Riot
Ex-Montgomery County Officer Convicted Of Throwing Smoke Bomb At Police During Capitol Riot A former member of the Montgomery County Department of Police who was active during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the US Capitol has been convicted, federal authorities announced. Justin Lee, 25, was convicted of two felony charges in DC for his role in the January 2021 insurrection insurrection following a bench trial.  Lee was indicted in October 2023, and on Friday, Aug. 23, federal authorities announced that he was found guilty of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder. According to court documents, Lee was identified through video among the crowd…
Maryland Elections Board Member Resigns After Being Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Maryland Elections Board Member Resigns After Being Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Maryland Elections Board Member Resigns After Being Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot A flag-waving Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is facing charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, federal authorities announced. Carlos Ayala, 52, of Salisbury, has been charged with civil disorder, a felony, and several related misdemeanor charges following his arrest earlier this week. Officials said that Ayala was arrested on Tuesday by the FBI and made his initial appearance in the District of Columbia before being released back to Maryland. According to prosecutors, it is alleged that Ayala was among a group of rioters who made their way onto …
Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot
Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot Federal officials are now offering a half-million dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest of a person who placed pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021, federal investigators say that an unknown person placed two pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. Officials said that one was placed in an alley behind the headquarters of the RNC on First Street SE, and the second next to a park bench nea…
Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC
Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Assisting With Jan. 6 Capitol Rioter In DC A former US Capitol Police officer has been convicted for communicating with a rioter during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, federal officials announced. Michael Riley, 51, was found guilty of obstruction following a trial, though a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a second count, which ended in a mistrial, according to officials. Riley, a 25-year police veteran, was at work with a K-9 unit on Jan. 6, 2021, on the day of the riot. Although he was not on duty inside the Capitol Building itself during the attack, officials say he was aware of what was taking place when he re…
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire for a second time, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, has been granted permission to visit the annual event in Manheim a second time, PennLive reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arrested Jan. …
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this weekend, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, filed the request in federal court to be permitted to visit the annual event in Manheim, Lancaster Online reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arreste…
Democratic, Republican Primary Voters Split Among Candidates: New Goucher College Poll Democratic, Republican Primary Voters Split Among Candidates: New Goucher College Poll
Democratic, Republican Primary Voters Split Among Candidates: New Goucher College Poll The gubernatorial primaries in Maryland remain hotly contested as the race to the top remains fluid, according to a newly released Goucher College poll. Pollsters surveyed more than 500 Maryland Democratic and 500 Republican voters, and found that both races may come down to a photo finish with less than three weeks until the primary vote on Tuesday, July 19. In a field of several Democratic candidates, three front runners have emerged: Comptroller Peter Franchot (16 percent), former CEO Wes Moore (14 percent), and former Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation Tom Perez (14 percen…
NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot
NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot A New York man will spend years in prison for assaulting police and taking a smoke break during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. Long Island resident Greg Rubenacker, age 26, of Farmingdale in Nassau County, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison on multiple charges linked to the breach of the Capitol last year to disrupt a session of Congress that was validating the presidential election. Earlier story - New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island According to federal prosecutors, Rubenacker confronted multiple law enforcement officers inside the Capitol Building durin…
Hudson Valley Man ID'd By Dating App Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot Hudson Valley Man ID'd By Dating App Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot
Hudson Valley Man ID'd By Dating App Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot A braggadocios man who was busted after boasting about his exploits during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol on the Bumble dating app will avoid jail time after being sentenced for his role in the riot, officials announced. Putnam County resident Robert Chapman, age 51, was arrested in 2021 after bragging about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, admitting that he was there and made it to Statuary Hall to a would-be match on the popular dating app. “I did storm the capitol (sic) … I made it all the way into Statuary Hall! … Did an interview with Robert O’M…
Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack A mother and daughter from Connecticut who admitted to their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building will avoid prison time after being sentenced. Windham County residents Carla Krzywicki, age 20, and her mother Jean Lavin, age 57, both of Canterbury, were arrested in September last year on a criminal complaint issued by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Original story - Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot In January, both pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the US Capitol building. Ca…
Trump Aide From Yorktown Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel Trump Aide From Yorktown Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel
Trump Aide From Yorktown Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC unanimously voted to refer former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, Jr. to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress charges. Scavino, a Northern Westchester native from Yorktown and former resident of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, is officially facing a criminal contempt charge for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the i…
New England Man Accused Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Insurrection New England Man Accused Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Insurrection
New England Man Accused Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Insurrection A 60-year-old Massachusetts man is the latest to be charged for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, federal officials announced. Worcester County resident Vincent Gillespie, of Athol, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 18, and charged for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the riot and breach at the Capitol. According to court documents from at least 4:11 p.m. to at least 4:25 p.m. on Jan. 6, Gillespie was among rioters in the Lower West Terrance of the Capitol who engaged in pushing, shoving, yelling, and fighting with law enforcement…
Man Charged In Westchester Robbery Admits To Role In US Capitol Riot Man Charged In Westchester Robbery Admits To Role In US Capitol Riot
Man Charged In Westchester Robbery Admits To Role In US Capitol Riot A Hudson Valley man who was implicated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol admitted to his role at the riot in Washington, DC. In June 2021, Anthony Vuksanaj, a Putnam County resident, was arrested in Westchester for his role in a robbery, which led investigators to his cellphone, which was present during the Jan. 6 riot, according to court records. The 52-year-old was later arrested by federal officials in his Mahopac home in the town of Carmel in September 2021. Court documents show that Vuksanaj pleaded guilty this week to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in …
Brothers From Hudson Valley Charged For Roles In Jan. 6 Attempted Coup Brothers From Hudson Valley Charged For Roles In Jan. 6 Attempted Coup
Brothers From Hudson Valley Charged For Roles In Jan. 6 Attempted Coup Two brothers from the Hudson Valley have become the latest in the region to be arrested and charged for their roles in the insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6. Putnam County residents Greg Richard Purdy, Jr., a Carmel High School graduate, and Matthew Purdy, both of Kent, were arrested earlier this month following an investigation into social media posts made by the latter, bringing the total arrested for their roles in the arrested coup from the region up to 12. Related story - New Suspect From Area Nabbed In Connection To Jan. 6 Insurrection The two men now…
Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court
Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court A rioter from New York who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol got himself in hotter water after representing himself in court and will now face fresh charges. Brandon Fellows, a 27-year-old former high school wrestling standout who attended Hudson Valley Community College, accidentally admitted to two more felonies. Original story - Ex-NY HS Wrestling Standout Who Smoked Pot In Senator's Office Says He Has No Regrets For Riot According to reports, Fellows admitted that he prepared for an evidentiary hearing, not a bond hearing as he appeared before the court “pr…
New Suspect From Area Nabbed In Connection To Jan. 6 Insurrection New Suspect From Area Nabbed In Connection To Jan. 6 Insurrection
New Suspect From Area Nabbed In Connection To Jan. 6 Insurrection A man arrested in the Hudson Valley over the summer for an alleged robbery is now facing charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. In June, Anthony Vuksanaj, a Putnam County resident, was arrested in Westchester for his role in a robbery, which led investigators to his cellphone, which was present during the Jan. 6 riot, according to court records. This week, the 52-year-old was arrested by federal officials in his Mahopac home in the town of Carmel, in advance of his appearance in White Plains federal court on Thursday, Sept. 30. Vuksana…
Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot
Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot Facebook helped lead to the arrest of a mother and daughter from Connecticut who have been charged for their roles in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Windham County residents Carla Krzywicki, age 19, and mother Jean Lavin, age 56, both of Canterbury, were arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 14 on a criminal complaint issued by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The arrests came after the FBI received a tip that included photos from Krzywicki's social media accounts of her and Lavin posing both outside and inside the Capitol during the riot. Canterbury residents C…
Hudson Valley Man Caught Taking Photos During Capitol Riot Enters Plea Hudson Valley Man Caught Taking Photos During Capitol Riot Enters Plea
Hudson Valley Man Caught Taking Photos During Capitol Riot Enters Plea An area man who was caught on video photographing papers on a desk in the U.S. Senate chamber during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded not guilty to federal charges for his role in the riot. Dutchess County resident Christopher Patrick Moynihan, of Salt Point, was arrested in February and charged with multiple crimes in relation to his role at the deadly riot. Specifically, Moynihan was charged with trying to obstruct, influence and impede an official Congressional proceeding, entering a restricted government building or grounds, and uttering loud, threatening or abu…