Christopher M. Kelly: In one of the more unfortunate sartorial decisions, Kelly posed shirtless in front of the U.S. Capitol before allegedly storming the building.
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“I hope 45 goes to war if he doesn’t I will.”
Ian
Benjamin Rogers
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As a result of his participation, Kelly got slapped with the usual array of charges, including “obstruction of an official proceeding, aiding and abetting, unlawful entry to a restricted building and violent entry/disorderly conduct.”
Two days before the riot, we also know the “Antifa” boogie man reared his head. On Jan. 4, Kelly told a friend on social media that he would be heading for D.C. That friend told him, “stay safe, Antifa will be out in force.”
That made no sense. Kelly and his friend should have known it. The Antifa crowd would have zero interest in obstructing the counting of the electoral votes on January 6, allowing Donald J. Trump to serve a second term. The Antifa crowd vehemently opposes President Trump (or did) because of his fascist inclinations.
In any case, Kelly replied, “No worries, I’ll be with ex NYPD and some proud boys.” He was excited and told his friend, “This will be the most historic event of my life.”
At one point during the attack on Congress, Kelly posted excitedly, “We’re inside! Hearing stopped, sending everyone to the basement.”
Allegedly, he left a written message behind for lawmakers to read: “F--- these snakes. Out of OUR HOUSE.”
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Dominick Madden: Madden, a Brooklyn sanitation worker, decided to take a “sick day” off work to go to D.C. and get mixed up in a riot. In one photograph he is alleged to be pictured in blue QAnon hoodie, waving what looks like a cane in menacing fashion.
Authorities say he made it inside the building, for roughly fifteen minutes. Madden also wears a QAnon sweatshirt in at least one social media profile picture. He is currently suspended by the New York City Department of Sanitation.
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Stephen Michael Ayers: The Ohio man is said to have posted on Facebook, the day after Christmas, saying that if President Trump lost the election, “Civil War will ensue!”
The affidavit for his arrest said Ayres asked a few days later: “Where will you be on Jan. 6? Chilling at home? Hoping this country isn’t going to hell in a hand basket? Or are you willing to start fighting for the American Dream! Again!?!”
In a video filmed a few days after the attack, Ayers allegedly says that what happened at the Capitol was “just the beginning,” and there was “more to come next week.”
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Thomas Baranyi: Baranyi, age 28, once enlisted in the Marines but was discharged. He told a reporter on the scene the day of the riot that he and others “blitzed our way in through all the chambers.” He added that he was near when police killed the rioter, Ashli Babbitt.
“It was a joke to
them until we got inside, and then guns came out,” he added, raising a hand to
show blood. “But we’re at a point now, it can’t be allowed to stand. We have to
do something. People have to do something,” he said.
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Leonard Guthrie Jr. is a self-described street preacher and conservative
Christian. He told authorities he crossed police barricades in an act of “civil
disobedience.” He said he believed that if he and others had been allowed to
pray outside the Senate chamber, the votes would have been changed. Trump would
have prevailed and been able to serve a second term. He admitted, “I broke the
law.” But he said he and others like him could take no more.
“We’ve been silenced for so long,” he said. “For years, because I voted
for Trump, I’m called a racist, a Nazi, a bigot and all that stuff, and it’s
not right.”
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Rick Saccone ran as a Republican for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. He was endorsed by the president but did not win. Although he was not arrested as a result of the Capitol Hill attack, he still made it perfectly clear who he believed was storming the building. Wearing a Trump beanie, he posted a video message to Facebook: “We are storming the capitol. Our vanguard has broken thru the barricades. We will save this nation. Are u with me?’’
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Terry Brown: retired public safety code enforcement officer, age 69; a Trump supporter. Brown said in an interview that he had no regrets about taking part in the storming of Congress. “I came to the conclusion that we needed to be heard, and nobody was listening,” he told a reporter. “So if this is what it took … to make the people stand up and listen, then to me it was worth it.”
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Dawn Bancroft and Diana Santos-Smith were arrested on January 30, and charged with taking part in the riot on Capitol Hill. According to the affidavit filed against the two women, Bancroft shot the evidence needed to convict the pair, apparently on her cell phone. In that video, Bancroft allegedly brags, “We broke into the Capitol … we got inside, we did our part….We were looking for Nancy [Pelosi] to shoot her in the friggin’ brain,” she adds, “but we didn’t find her.”
When first questioned by the F.B.I. about her involvement, Santos-Smith lied and said she attended Trump’s rally, but would never have gotten all fired up and wanted to storm the halls of Congress and shoot lawmakers.
Sadly, for both suspects, according to the criminal complaint, the video shows Bancroft wearing a red “Make America Great Again” ski-cap style hat and Santos-Smith with a “Make America Great Again” baseball hat, around the time they attempt to leave the Capitol Building.
The two women now claim that they really didn’t do their part, and remained inside the building for no more than “one minute.”
Maybe, only “thirty seconds.”
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Also, in late-breaking news, authorities have asked that bail for Dominic Pezzola, a reputed leader of the Proud Boys, be denied.
Prosecutors allege that in a search of his electronic devices they found he had “weapons and bomb-making manuals” on a thumb drive.
William Pepe, 31, reportedly another member of the Proud Boys, and Pezzola have been charged with conspiracy, civil disorder and unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds.
A conspiracy conviction could mean ten years behind bars.
Reuters also reports that Pezzola has been indicted on several other charges. Those include obstruction of an official proceeding, robbery of personal property of the United States, and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.”
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In related bomb-making news, prosecutors report that they have charged Ian Benjamin Rogers, a California man and Trump fan, after a January 15 search of his home and auto repair business. That search turned up five pipe bombs – ready to go – 49 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Rogers first claimed that the bombs were “for entertainment purposes only.” F.B.I. agents allegedly have texts Rogers sent that belie that claim. One reads: “We can attack Twitter or the democrats you pick.” Another reads, “We can attack Twitter and democrats easy right now burn they’re s**t down.” Rogers seems to have had the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom in mind as a target.
“I hope 45 goes to war if he doesn’t I will,” Rogers messaged on another occasion.
So you can see why federal agencies are on the high alert.
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