Joshua R. Lollar: According to a Houston TV channel, Lollar was released from jail on a $50,000 unsecured bond on January 19.
The terms of his release included these conditions:
Home detention – with GPS tracking – also with provisions to see attorney, court visits, doctor’s office, pick up children on weekends.
Travel restricted to Harris County and counties that touch Harris County.
Can leave for travel to Washington, D.C. for court appearances, but his probation officer must know.
He will have no access to firearms, gas masks, body armor.
All such items are to be kept in possession of his father, Grover Lollar, who appeared on his son’s behalf.
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As for Joshua Lollar’s participation in the attack on Capitol
Hill, you could argue that the poor man had been incited to act by the rhetoric
of President Trump.
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The younger Lollar explained [in a Zoom call] that he lived at home with his father. He had served in the military, he said, sustained injuries in combat, and has been receiving disability since 2009. He also told the judge he was being treated for PTSD. Federal prosecutors told the judge that Lollar has a history of psychological issues.
Would it be feasible, the judge asked, that the young man be kept away from any guns, since he lived with his father?
“Yes, ma’am,” Grover Lollar replied. He would keep them in a place his son could never know about.
As for Joshua Lollar’s participation in the attack on Capitol Hill, you could argue that the poor man had been incited to act by the rhetoric of President Trump. Or perhaps he had listened to the nightly preachments of Lou Dobbs, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson and Rush Limbaugh, “patriots” all.
In a video he allegedly posted from the scene of the riot on January 6, young Lollar, who had bled for his country, explained: “Just got gassed and fought with cops that I never thought would happen ... I don’t know what we can do, but I’m trying my best to get it done peaceful. We can’t loose (sic) our America.”
Trump? Never bled for this country. Dobbs? No. Ingraham? No. Carlson? You kidding? No.
Limbaugh?
F**k no.
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Jesus Rivera: The Pensacola News Journal pretty much nails it in the first paragraph of a January 20 story:
Jesus Rivera, the Pensacola man arrested Wednesday for his alleged part in the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol building, served in the U.S. Marine Corps and had in the past six months amassed a large social media following as he toured the country holding rallies for then-President Donald Trump.
In addition,
Social
media accounts that appear to be owned by Rivera show he had steadily
become more vocal about pro-Trump viewpoints since July, when he started a page
called Chicano Patriot. He often would be seen wearing a “Latinos for
Trump” hat and talking about his military service.
As
that page gained traction – most recently with a Facebook follower count in
excess of 7,000 users and a TikTok following of more than 65,000 – he developed
a business with another Pensacola man, Scott Brumfield, in September called We
the People 1776. The two would frequently post videos about patriotism and
their views on subjects like the Black Lives Matter movement and the Democratic
Party, in addition to supporting Trump.
Brumfield and Rivera created a “We the People 1776” PayPal link. In their bio, they said they used the site to “fundraise their tour.” They described their organization as a “group of veteran’s [sic] who had to stand up and speak out.”
Apparently, they felt they had to “stand up” against other Americans who tended to vote for Joe Biden.
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Jorden Mink: The suspect allegedly used a baseball bat to break a window at the Capitol Building, allowing others to enter. He has been charged with “unlawful entry on restricted building or grounds while carrying a weapon (the baseball bat); unlawful injury to property on Capitol grounds; violent entry, disorderly conduct and physical violence on Capitol grounds; destruction of government property; theft of government property; and aiding and abetting.”
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a person,
matching Mr. Mink’s description
is seen entering the Capitol through the broken window and removing chairs and
other property and delivering them to people in the crowd outside. Other people
are seen handing out property such as a lamp and drawers through the same
window.
A post from Nov. 3, on Mr. Mink’s social media page shows him holding a gun with a sticker saying, “I voted.” The caption reads, “The ballot is stronger than the bullet – Abraham Lincoln. Well ... my magazines will be fully loaded just in case it’s not.”
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Matthew Perna: according to his affidavit, one witness who called the F.B.I. after recognizing Perna in scenes from the riot, told tells authorities she has seen him post on social media in support of President Trump and the conspiracy group QAnon.
Perna told authorities that he was “pushed into the building by a crowd that had gathered behind him” and “it was not his intention to enter the Capitol.”
In one of the lamest of all defenses, he claimed he was only inside for five to ten minutes. “In a later interview, he said that at one point he became frustrated, and, using a metal pole, tapped on a window of the Capitol building.”
(Sure, sure, he did. “Tapped” on a window.)
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Garret Miller: According to Channel 5 News in Dallas-Fort Worth, Miller, 34, of Richardson, Texas,
was arrested last Wednesday on
charges of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or
grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on
Capitol grounds, obstructing or impeding any official proceeding and certain acts
during civil disorder.
During a hearing Monday morning,
Miller waived the right to a preliminary hearing and he was ordered held
without bond by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford, according to our partner
KRLD-AM.
Channel 5 also reports:
In a Jan. 3 Facebook post included in the federal documents, Miller stated he was bringing “a grappling hook and rope and a level 3 vest. Helmets mouth guard and jump cap.” The documents also state Miller said the last time he went to Washington D.C. for a rally in support of President Donald Trump he had “a lot of guns.”
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Matthew Ryan Miller: The Maryland man faces four charges as a result of his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 riot, including one for discharging a fire extinguisher in the faces of police.
The judge in his initial hearing ordered him detained, describing the 22-year-old man’s actions as “quite severe and quite concerning.” Miller admitted he had lost his job as a result of his arrest. He had a new job lined up, and also cared for an elderly relative. So, could the nice judge please not lock his ass up?
(At this point, a liberal, might remember all the gleeful chanting at Trump rallies over the last few years: “Lock her up!” “Lock him up!” “Lock up the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, while you’re at it!”
And that liberal might have to suppress an urge to start mumbling, “Yeah, lock…”
Anyway!
Young Miller, who bills himself as one of the “Patriotic American Cowboys,” is facing one charge of assault with “a deadly and dangerous weapon,” as his affidavit says, “to wit: the fire extinguisher.”
A check of that group’s Facebook page shows pictures of cows and horses, and people that deal with cows and horses, as you’d expect. A picture posted to the page at 6:54 a.m. on January 6 carries the following caption, which garnered 120 thumbs up and heart emojis.
Today is a day for history in the making! PAC is showing up in DC to support stopping the steal of the electoral votes and the presidency. Never has there ever been more voter fraud in history of our country. If our Republic is going to survive, we must have fair elections!! We are on the train headed to DC now!!!
One man inquires, “So what is the plan? How are the patriots going to stop the steal?” Good question, as it turns out.
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David Charles Mish Jr.: Mr. Mish, 42, has admitted he was in the Capitol Building during the riot, but told police he didn’t break anything, and objected when others smashed a mirror in a restroom. He called police later to say he had information related to the shooting of Ashli Babbitt, the protester killed during the riot. The Wisconsin man has been charged with two crimes and released on a recognizance bond. He is ordered not to attend any political demonstrations or visit Washington D.C.
In a video from that day, Mish is seen wearing a black cowboy hat, with a “Thin Blue Line” flag on it.
If convicted, he could face up to 18 months in prison and fines of $105,000.
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(R.I.P.) Ashli Babbitt: Ms. Babbitt, 34, was a big Trump fan and a believer in “Q” and all his mysteries. An Air Force veteran, who did admirable service in Iraq and elsewhere, she was shot to death by Capitol Hill police when she attempted to breach one of the last lines of defense between the mob and members of Congress.
You could argue that she was led on to death by right-wing conspiracy thinkers, such as Lin Wood and send-in-the-troops Gen. Michael T. Flynn.
The Anti-Defamation
League describes QAnon as a “wide-reaching
conspiracy theory popular among a range of right-wing extremists” and states
the movement has “marked undertones of antisemitism and xenophobia.”
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