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White House Warns Of Road Closures Ahead Of State Of The Union Address In DC
Traffic will be tied up in parts of DC on Thursday night as President Joe Biden provides his third "State Of The Union Address," officials are cautioning.
US Capitol Police issued an alert advising that these roads will be closed throughout the day on March 7:
At 6:30 a.m. the following roads will be closed to the public:
Pennsylvania Avenue between First Street, NW, and 3rd Street, NW
Maryland Avenue between First Street, NW, and 3rd Street, SW
First Street between Constitution Avenue, SW, and Independence Avenue, SW
At 1:30 p.m. the following roads will be closed to the public:
First …
Baseball Bat Attack At Congressman's Fairfax Office Sends Staffers To Hospital
A 49-year-old man has been charged with assaulting two members of Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly's staff with a metal bat, sending them to the hospital Monday, May 15, authorities said.
Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax, entered the Congressman's office at 10680 Main St., Monday, May 15 around 10:50 a.m., and began assaulting the employees, according to the US Capitol Police.
The employees were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Connolly, who was not in the office at the time, released the following statement:
pic.twitter.com/PkVuYI4KHs — Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConno…
Ex-Trump Stalker Gets 6 Years, No Parole, For Threatening Secret Service Agent, Vets Officer
UPDATE: A former longtime stalker of former President Trump must spend nearly six years in federal prison for threatening to assault a Secret Service agent and "shoot up" an officer at a VA hospital in New Jersey.
Frank Monte, 52, of Passaic County, NJ, must serve out just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal court system.
Monte, of the Oak Ridge section of West Milford, "repeatedly called the emergency line of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Police at the VA Lyons hospital campus" in Somerset County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said on Tuesd…
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…
Nancy Pelosi's Husband, Paul Pelosi, 82, Undergoes Brain Surgery After Hammer Attack At CA Home
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is reportedly undergoing brain surgery after being attacked at the couple's San Francisco home by an intruder looking for his wife, reports People.
Paul Pelosi, 82, was rushed to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital after the suspect beat him with a hammer. The suspect allegedly confronted Paul Pelosi and stated that he was looking for his wife, Nancy before attempting to tie up Mr. Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi was reportedly in Washington D.C. with her security detail at the time of the attack, the outlet continues.
The suspect was…
Virginia Man Charged With Assaulting US Capitol Police Officer With Metal Barricade On Jan. 6
A pair of suspects from Virginia and Maryland became the 869th and 870th insurrectionists to be arrested and charged for their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol last year.
Springfield, Virginia resident Joseph Brody, 23, and Halethorpe, Maryland resident Paul Ewald Lovley, 23, were among five to be arrested by investigators, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Others charged:
Thomas Carey, 21, of Pittsburg;
Gabriel Chase, 22, of Gainesville, Florida;
Jon Lizak, 21, of Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
Brody faces the harshest punishment for allegedly assault…
Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building.
Patrick McCaughey III, age 25, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.
Earlier report - Fairfield County Man Charged With Pinning Police Officer Between Doors During Capitol Hill Riot
Tristan Chandler Stevens, age 26, of Pensacola,…
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building.
Patrick McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield, CT, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.
Tristan Chandler Stevens, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, and David Mehaffie, 63, of Kettering, Ohio were also convicted on Tuesday.
The US Attorney's Offi…
