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Capitol Riot: MTA Worker, Wife From NY Participated In Jan. 6 Breach, Feds Say Capitol Riot: MTA Worker, Wife From NY Participated In Jan. 6 Breach, Feds Say
Capitol Riot: MTA Worker, Wife From NY Participated In Jan. 6 Breach, Feds Say A husband and wife from New York are the latest to be charged in connection with the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Long Island residents Kevin Moore, age 61, and Carol Moore, age 57, of Massapequa, are named in a four-count criminal complaint that was filed in US District Court in Washington, DC on Monday, May 13. According to investigators, the couple attended then-President Donald Trump’s speech at the Ellipse that morning before making their way to the Capitol building. Along the way, Carol Moore was seen draped in a blue Trump flag. Earlier Report: Pot-Smoking NY Rioter …
Westport Man Charged In Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol Westport Man Charged In Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol
Westport Man Charged In Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol A Connecticut man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, related to his actions during the breach of the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  Fairfield County resident Benjamin Cohen, age 21, of Westport, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 9 in Westport, said the US Department of Justice. Cohen was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, both felony offenses.  He had traveled with his mother to Washington to attend the rally, …
Fairfield County 25-Year-Old Sentenced For Crushing Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Fairfield County 25-Year-Old Sentenced For Crushing Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Fairfield County 25-Year-Old Sentenced For Crushing Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot A 20-something Connecticut man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors has been sentenced for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Fairfield County resident Patrick Edward McCaughey III, age 25, of Ridgefield, was sentenced on Friday, April 14, to seven-and-a-half years in prison on nine offenses, said Matthew M. Graves, US Attorney for the District of Columbia. The 25-year-old McCaughey was found guilty following a bench trial in September 2022 along with co-defendants Tristan Chandler Stevens, age 26, of Pensacola, Flori…
21-Year-Old ‘All Around Great Guy’ From NY Charged For Alleged Role In Jan. 6 Riots 21-Year-Old ‘All Around Great Guy’ From NY Charged For Alleged Role In Jan. 6 Riots
21-Year-Old ‘All Around Great Guy’ From NY Charged For Alleged Role In Jan. 6 Riots A 21-year-old New York man is among the latest group of suspects facing charges for their alleged roles in breaching the US Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Long Island’s Jon Lizak, of Cold Spring Harbor in Suffolk County, was arrested by federal investigators on Thursday, Sept. 15. Lizak and four other defendants illegally entered the Capitol as a group before moving through multiple corridors and rooms, including the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the US Attorney’s Office said. The group reportedly exited the building a half hour later. That’s when a 23-year-old ma…
List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials
List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials Several law enforcement officials in Connecticut are among thousands of names appearing on leaked membership lists for the far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism examined more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership rolls and identified more than 470 people who currently work in law enforcement or serve in the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office in the United States as of early August 2022. The names were p…
Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon
Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon A retired NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley received the longest prison sentence to date among those convicted of taking part in riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Orange County resident Thomas Webster, age 56, of the village of Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday, Sept. 1, after a jury convicted him of assaulting a Washington, DC police officer with a deadly weapon. In May 2022, the jury found him guilty of five felonies and one misdemeanor for his actions during the Capitol breach. Earlier Report: Ex-Cop From Orange County Convicte…
Massachusetts Man Admits To Assaulting Officers In Capitol Riot Case Massachusetts Man Admits To Assaulting Officers In Capitol Riot Case
Massachusetts Man Admits To Assaulting Officers In Capitol Riot Case A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the US Capitol.  Berkshire County resident Troy Sargent, age 38, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 27 in the District of Columbia to six counts of an indictment, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and civil disorder. According to court documents, Sargent was part of a crowd of rioters illegally on the Capitol grounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  At approximately 2:30 p.m., he stepped forward from the crowd and swung his open hand towards a US Capitol police officer…
Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot
Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot A retired NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley has been found guilty by a federal jury of assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  Orange County resident Thomas Webster, 56, of the village of Florida, was found guilty in the District of Columbia on Monday, May 2, of five felonies and one misdemeanor for his actions during the Capitol breach.  Webster, a former US Marine who once served on the protective detail of former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, claimed self-defense during the tr…
Mother, Daughter From CT Admit To Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Mother, Daughter From CT Admit To Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Mother, Daughter From CT Admit To 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 pleading guilty virtually before a judge. 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 On Tuesday, Jan. 11, both pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing i…
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Jamie Raskin is opening up about his son's death by suicide. In a recent interview with "People" magazine, the Democratic congressman from Maryland said writing his new memoir saved his own life. The 59-year-old Democrat details a "life-altering" first few weeks in January 2021, where he had to face down a mob of angry Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol -- all while dealing with the loss of his 25-year-old son Tommy. "It probably would have been the end of my life had I not been able to talk about it," Raskin tells the magazine. Tommy Raskin was a second-year student at Harvard L…
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…
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…