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☆ Capitol rioter accused of bringing the stun gun that was used on cop Michael Fanone was given one of the harshest sentences yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Capitol rioter was given one of the longest sentences so far, 86 months in prison. Kyle Young, 38, is accused of bringing the stun gun that was used on DC Police Officer Michael Fanone. She said that Young brought the stun gun that another rioter used on then-Officer Michael Fanone, and that he had shown the rioter how to use it. Jackson told the court on Tuesday that Young brought a taser, and that same stun gun was used to tase Fanone, CNN reported. The same stun gun was then used by a rioter on Fanone, the Post reported.

☆ Watch: Michael Fanone describes what Jan. 6 rioter's supporter told him during sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Former DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone describes what happened after he gave his victim impact statement during the sentencing of Kyle Young, one of several January 6th rioters who attacked him during the insurrection. Young was sentenced to 86 months in prison.

☆ A judge rebuked Republicans over warnings of violence if an investigation into Trump 'doesn't go his way'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge said patriotism is not standing up for a man "who knows full well that he lost." Judge Amy Berman Jackson noted the recent increase in threats to law enforcement officials. Her comments came as she sentenced a Capitol rioter to more than seven years in prison. For one federal judge, that rhetoric merited a message of deterrence on Tuesday. At the sentencing of a Capitol rioter, Judge Amy Berman Jackson rebuked Republican leaders for "cagily predicting or even outright calling for violence in the streets if one of the multiple investigations doesn't go his way."

☆ A Capitol rioter who received phone call from the White House on Jan. 6 was identified as a 26-year-old Trump-loving New Yorker who joked about shooting Nancy Pelosi
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

CNN revealed the identity of a Capitol rioter who received a phone call from the White House on Jan. 6Anton Lunyk, 26, pleaded guilty to one riot-related charge earlier this year. According to CNN, Lunyk claims to not remember getting the call. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Anton Lunyk, 26, had already left the Capitol premises that day when his phone rang at 4:34 p.m., according to records reviewed by the outlet. The revelation of Lunyk's identity as the mysterious call recipient comes after a former technical advisor to the the House Select Committee investigating the insurrection said Friday that he traced a call between a rioter and the White House switchboard during the attack.

☆ Jan. 6 committee discovers a call made from the White House phone to a rioter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Former senior technical adviser to the January 6 select committee Denver Riggleman tells CBS News' "60 Minutes" that the White House switchboard connected to a rioter's phone for nine seconds on the day of the attack. CNN's Katelyn Polantz has the latest.

☆ Jan. 6 panel is 'aware of' call between White House and rioter, Rep. Raskin says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The House Jan. 6 committee is "aware of" the call between the White House switchboard and a rioter during the attack on the Capitol, panel member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press." “You know, I can’t say anything specific about that particular call, but we are aware of it,” Raskin said. “And we are aware of lots of contacts between the people in the White House and different people that were involved obviously in the coup attempt and the insurrection.”The call is “one of thousands of details that obviously the committee is aware of," he said. “And our job is to put everything into a comprehensive portrait and narrative timeline of what took place." Riggleman has said that he only knows about "one end" of the call and not the "White House end."

☆ An advisor to the January 6 committee said he traced a call from a rioter's phone to the White House while the Capitol was under siege
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Jan. 6 rioter held a phone call with someone stationed in the White House on the day of the riot. An advisor with the Jan. 6 committee said that he traced a call from a rioter to the White House. He told CBS that he felt that the call couldn't have been accidental and wanted to dig deeper. Riggleman said in the interview that he wasn't able to confirm who in the White House was on the other line. White House call logs obtained by the Washington Post showed that there was a seven-hour gap in the records available for January 6.

WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Friday convicted a QAnon believer who chased down U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman on Jan. 6, 2021, finding the defendant guilty on all charges against him. On Jan. 6, Jensen filmed videos from the base of the Capitol building, where he proclaimed — inaccurately, but with tremendous confidence — that he was at the White House. “Storm the White House! Goodman, the USCP officer who testified at Jensen's trial, had “no back-up” when he faced off with rioters, Mirell said. More than 850 people have been arrested and more than 350 convicted in connection with the Capitol attack.

A former Donald Trump supporter, who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol and testified before the Jan. 6 Committee, was sentenced Thursday to 24 months probation and 100 hours of community service. Stephen Ayres of Ohio pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building in June. He said he lost his job and had to sell his house because of his participation in Jan. 6. But his thinking changed after Trump’s speech, which included disparaging comments about then-Vice President Mike Pence, Ayres testified. Ayres said he and other Trump supporters at the rally went to the Capitol because the president had told them to go there.

☆ Nazi sympathizer and Jan. 6 rioter who claimed he didn't know Congress met at Capitol to be sentenced Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who has dressed up as Adolf Hitler and held a security clearance is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court judge Thursday. “I know this sounds idiotic, but I’m from New Jersey,” Hale-Cusanelli told jurors when he said he didn't know Congress met at the Capitol. Hale-Cusanelli was convicted on all five counts he faced, including a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding. “Hale-Cusanelli is, at best, extremely tolerant of violence and death,” prosecutors said. U.S. District CourtThe government sentencing memo refers to Hale-Cusanelli’s adoptive aunt, Cynthia Hughes, who spoke at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania this month.

☆ Capitol rioter who testified at Jan. 6 hearing avoids jail time after judge praises displays of remorse
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Capitol rioter who testified before the Jan. 6 committee was sentenced on Thursday. Stephen Ayres was sentenced to two years of probation, avoiding jail time. Stephen Ayres, 41, pleaded guilty in June to one misdemeanor charge of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building. The charge carries a maximum one-year prison sentence, but a federal judge on Thursday sentenced Ayers to probation only, acknowledging and accepting his displays of remorse. During his July testimony before the committee, Ayres said he had believed Trump's lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, which led him to breach the Capitol on January 6.

Five people who federal investigators say are associated with the far-right group America First have been arrested in connection with last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol. In addition to numerous criminal charges, they are accused of entering House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s conference room, according to a court filing. Brody is accused of helping another rioter use a metal barricade against a Capitol Police officer, who was knocked back as he tried to secure the door. According to the filing, the group also watched the destruction of media equipment, which had been surrounded by metal barricades, with Brody and Chase taking part in the destruction. More than 850 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol attack, and more than 350 have been convicted.

☆ A growing number of Capitol rioters are being arrested for other crimes —from guns to drugs — which could mean more jail time: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over 900 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol riot, according to Insider's database. A growing number of them have subsequently been charged with additional separate crimes, CBS News reported. The additional charges could complicate their efforts to get lenient sentences in their Capitol riot cases. In one instance, federal authorities said a Navy reservist went into "panic mode" after the Capitol riot and made $50,000 in firearms-related purchases, The Washington Post reported. Additionally, these additional charges could make it harder for the defendants to get lenient sentences in their Capitol riot charges and could mean that other defendants could struggle to secure pretrial releases.

☆ Capitol rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt over 'SS' T-shirt on Jan. 6 is sentenced to 75 days
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who wore a Nazi-themed outfit at the Capitol riot was sentenced this week to 75 days in jail. The man's sentence is longer than most others' who pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor charge. At least 910 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot thus far. Robert Keith Packer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge in January after striking a plea deal with the Justice Department last year. At least 910 people have been arrested in connection to the Capitol riot thus far, and nearly 400 people have pleaded guilty.

☆ Man pictured wearing 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol riot pleads guilty to one misdemeanor charge
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man photographed wearing an antisemitic sweatshirt during the Capitol riot has pleaded guilty. Robert Packer on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor trespassing charge. Robert Packer, 57, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one trespassing charge stemming from his role in the insurrection. The count carries a possible six-month prison sentence, though other Capitol defendants who have pleaded guilty to the same charge have received little to no jail time. A photo of Packer wearing his "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt inside a Virginia store in December 2020.

☆ These are all the federal crimes Trump extremists could be charged with after their attack on the US Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( Dave Levinthal | Tina Sfondeles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Federal authorities and other law enforcement will likely make more arrests within days, if not hours. "These fools made it easy for law enforcement to find them because they were posing for pictures. An Insider analysis of the United States Code, coupled with interviews with several leading experts on federal law, identified more than a dozen different federal crimes that could apply to Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding government officialsVideos both inside and outside the Capitol showed numerous pro-Trump extremists physically fighting with and otherwise interfering with federal law enforcement and other government officials. Anyone who "willfully injures or commits any depredation against any property of the United States" commits a federal crime.

☆ Photos show the aftermath of an unprecedented and destructive siege on the US Capitol that left 4 rioters dead
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Thomas Pallini | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US Capitol Building was vandalized one year ago today during a riot by supporters of President Donald Trump. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick also died a day later after sustaining injuries from rioters. Law enforcement officials guarding the congressional chambers drew their weapons as rioters attempted to enter while pepper spray and tear gas were deployed. The Capitol itself also sustained damage as rioters broke windows and climbed scaffolding to gain entry. Here's what the US Capitol Building looked like after rioters failed to overturn the 2020 US election.

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