DOMINIC “SPAZZO” PEZZOLA was said to have been one of the
first to smash a window, using a police shield, and enter the Capitol. Then
others poured through, opened doors, and let the mob stream through. The road
to his arrest began with a story in Vice, which helped identify the
suspect, noting that “Spazzo” had previously attended a Proud Boys rally in
D.C. on December 12.
Vice was founded, ironically, by a
co-founder of the Boys, who left the website in 2008 and created the Proud Boys
in 2016. They described the group as “a
far-right street-fighting gang,” and explained how they planned the attack in
advance.
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“They would have killed Mike Pence if they had a chance.”
Witness 1
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Their self-styled “chairman,”
Enrique Tarrio, had ordered the Proud Boys to go “incognito” and dress in plain
clothes, so while they were central to the planning, inciting, and execution of
the insurrection that led to five deaths, their role was not immediately
obvious from the video disseminated from the scene.
In a stream from before the
rally, Joe Biggs, a former InfoWars staffer who led the Proud Boys in Tarrio’s
absence, reiterated the plan for the group not to wear their traditional
colors.
“We will not be attending D.C.
in colors. We will be blending in as one of you. You won’t see us. You’ll even
think we are you,” Biggs said. “We are going to smell like you, move like you,
and look like you. The only thing we’ll do that’s us is think like us!
Jan 6th is gonna be epic.”
Tarrio never made it to Washington. He was arrested on the
way and slapped with an assortment of misdemeanor and felony charges. According
to Vice, many of the other Proud Boys were in position and ready, even
before Trump finished inciting the crowd. In several videos, two alleged leaders
of the group, “both accessorized with walkie-talkies,” pass along instruction
to about 60 Proud Boys already positioned to storm Capitol Hill. Those waiting
for the storm amuse themselves by chanting ‘Fuck antifa!’ and ‘Whose streets?
Our streets.’”
According to Vice, an internet search (a specialty of people
who work for their website), turned up a page on Parler, which had “Spazzo”
describing himself as “a first-degree Proud Boy” and a Marine vet. In an
undated picture he is allegedly seen in a Proud Boys shirt. Another image shows
a bulletproof vest with “Proud Boy,” “Spazzo,” a marine flag patch, and a
“FAFO” patch.
“FAFO” stands for “Fuck Around and Find Out.”
Pezzola is also said to have the tattoo “0351” on his right
arm, signifying that at some point he served as a Marine infantryman.
Since the Jan. 6 riot, the F.B.I. had posted images of “Spazzo” in and around the Capitol in an attempt to garner tips from
the public. Arrest soon followed. Authorities note in the charging document that
Pezzola is visible in a video taken after rioters broke into the Capitol.
“Victory smoke in the Capitol, boys. This is fucking awesome,” he can be heard
saying. “I knew we could take this motherfucker over [if we] just tried hard
enough.”
A witness referred to by the F.B.I. as “Witness-1” told
agents that she spoke to “Spaz” who allegedly “bragged about breaking the
windows to the Capitol and entering the building.”
In an ominous note, the F.B.I. added that “W-1 further stated
that members of this group, which included ‘Spaz,’ said that they would have
killed [Vice President] Mike Pence if given the chance.”
According to VICE, Pezzola enlisted in the Marines
after high school. Former classmates describe him as an “aloof, angry guy” who
picked fights at parties.
“Out of everyone in our class, I would have picked him out as
a domestic terrorist,” one classmate said.
This blogger happens to be a former Marine, and no disrespect
to the Corps. He would note that his MOS, or Military Occupational Specialty
was not 0351, but the far less dangerous 3041. Meaning he was a “supply
administrative man,” which he has always considered wimpy and unheroic. He did,
however, volunteer in 1969 to go to Vietnam and fight. Twice! For ridiculous
reasons he was never sent, which he eventually decided was probably for the
best.
Nevertheless, he would argue that he’s a better patriot than possibly
everyone listed in these several parts of the story of January 6.
Including President Trump.
Fox News noted the arrest of
several North Carolina men, including Thomas Gronek, who was charged with
several crimes, “including carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a
large capacity ammunition device and possession of unregistered ammunition.”
Gronek had the honor of getting arrested the day before the riot, when a
bus in which he was riding, painted in psychedelic colors, and tagged with
slogans like “Hippies 4 Trump” in red, and “Stop the Steal” in white, was pulled
over by Washington D.C. cops. According to a second report, Gronek was also carrying a rifle, “a large-capacity feeding device,”
and more than 300 rounds of ammunition.
Just what any patriot would need
to “Stop the Steal.”
The driver of the bus was also
arrested and charged with operating a vehicle without a proper driver’s permit.
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I LOOKED HIGH AND LOW every day, for any evidence that the
people who rioted on Capitol Hill weren’t really Trump supporters and extreme
right-wing types.
It was clear this had been a planned attack, that many who
took part believed they were answering the call from the President of the
United States. It was a right-wing spasm of violence, incited in large part by
Donald Trump.
Robert Bauer, a Kentucky man, got his own pair of cuffs after
authorities arrested him for his role in the mayhem. Bauer told
F.B.I. agents that on having broken in, a police officer shook his hand and
said, “It’s your house now.” He told agents he and his wife traveled to D.C. to
hear the president speak. Like many of the protesters, Bauer had at least
some vague notion that he was acting on orders from Donald J. Trump. He
told investigators he remembered the president saying, “something about taking
Pennsylvania Avenue.” So off he went. Also arrested with Bauer, his cousin Edward
Hemenway, who lives in Virginia. “According
to an affidavit written by Special Agent Jennifer Whitaker, Bauer reiterated
that he marched to the U.S. Capitol because President Trump said to do so.”
Savannah, Georgia’s WSAV TV did
a piece on Dominic Box, a local man, filmed during the attack. On his return home
he was fired
from his job at Vaden Automotive. “Box,”
reporters noted, “has been an outspoken supporter of QAnon and spoke to News 3 in August 2020 during a “Save the Children” rally in Savannah,
which he organized.
To the extent that Mr. Box said
his group was interested in stopping child sex-trafficking, you could get
behind his cause.
When you delved into details and
got to the “liberal cannibal’s controlling the world” part, you lost sane
people quick.
Cincinnati.com took a turn at presenting
the truth, reporting on another suspect, Justin Stoll, 40, of Wilmington, Ohio. In
court documents charging him with several federal crimes, Stoll was said to
have posted videos of himself inside the Capitol. “D.C.’s a war zone!” he
allegedly shouts. “You ain’t got enough cops, baby! We are at war at the
Capitol…We have taken the Capitol. This is our country.”
Before going to Washington,
authorities say, Stoll posted several statements about the upcoming rally and
protest. In one, he referred to those opposed to Trump as “enemy combatants”
who should be “shot on sight.”
The charges Friday are not
directly related to Stoll’s activities at the Capitol but are instead connected
to threats he made days later to people who expressed alarm about his role in
the riot.
“If you ever jeopardize me, from
being with my family, you will absolutely meet your mother f------ maker,”
Stoll wrote, according to the complaint. “And I will be the one to arrange the
meeting.”
According to reporters,
Stoll’s Facebook page is
filled with posts critical of Democrats, abortion-rights advocates, CNN, House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, liberal “snowflakes” and Black Lives Matter. His
profile photo appears above the word “Trump.”
He also wrote on his
Facebook profile that “if you are a POS Democrat and you hate America
do not send me a friend request. you are beneath me.”
According to his business
Facebook page, Stoll is a house painter specializing in residential interiors.
Stoll’s family members either could not be reached or declined comment.
I think it’s safe to say this story will not increase your desire
to hire Mr. Stoll to come to your house and paint a few rooms if you are a
Democrat.
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