Capitol Hill Riots: Section Four

Merissa A. Suarez: The correctional officer from Monmouth County, N.J. resigned from her job after being charged with invading the Capitol Building. 

Suarez took an “emergency holiday” from work to attend the “Save America Rally” in Washington D.C. 

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“NO EXCUSES! NO RETREAT! NO SURRENDER! TAKE THE STREETS! TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY! 1/6/2021 = 7/4/1776.” 

Karl Dresch

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After she and her friend, Patricia Todisco (see next) listened to President Trump and the other speakers on Jan. 6, they headed for the Capitol. Both women are charged with “violent entry and disorderly conduct” for their part in the riot. In one video clip filmed before rioters broke into the building, Suarez can be heard shouting, “Stop the Steal.” In another video, Suarez comments on the crowd smashing a way ahead: “oh Trish, oh shit, oh shit, Yo, this is what they fucking wanted, this is what they get.” 

A text she sent on Jan. 7 read: “When we found out Pence f---ed us, we all stormed the Capitol building and everyone forced entry and started breaking s---. It was like a scene out of a movie.” 

Next movie scene for Suarez: “Orange is the New Black?” 

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Patricia Todisco: The affidavit in Todisco’s case notes that she traveled to D.C. with Suarez (above). Several times, while filming videos from the attack, Suarez allegedly calls out to her friend, “Trish.” Todisco was carrying an American flag, and wearing a red backpack when she entered the Capitol Building. 

In a series of text message and videos the following day, Suarez essentially identifies her pal as a suspect. For example: 

After I took this video, trish and I went all the way up. We said fuck it and went to the front door

 

Everyone forcing in

 

Shit was crazy inside.. everything was broken. People were flipping out.

 

The smoke alarms were going off bc everyone was smoking pot and then people started drinking

 

The metro police blocked off the statues and tried pushing us out but most of them were cool. I had words with a dick cop..

 

Apparently they breached the chamber at one point and stole the flags….A kid stole a coat hanger.. it was funny as shit

 

Then the cops showed up for riot control and that’s when it got fucked. The governor issued a 6pm curfew

 

This is us going in.. (she included a video)

 

This is one of the antifa fucks we found.. lol of course for some reason trish and I were around everytime the crowd found one. I actually saw a kid getting ready to throw a jack daniels bottle with some shit in at the cops and I started flipping out on him and then I informed some of the military guys and they handled him.. (video also posted)

 

Trish took pictures and I took these shit videos bc that’s all I could do lol

 

Once again, we have a Trump supporter insisting they have seen the dread Antifa; but the proof is threadbare. 

In any case, Senator Jeffrey Merkley (of Oregon) posted to his Twitter account later that day, documenting damage done to his office as a result of the breach. Todisco can allegedly be seen in one picture taken during the riot, wearing a distinctive red backpack, and leaving Merkley’s office. 

Merkley office damage.

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Eduard Florea: The Queens, N.Y. software engineer was arrested by F.B.I. agents after a raid on his house uncovered more than a thousand rounds of rifle ammunition. His wife, Joni, says he has been “radicalized” by the Proud Boys. 

Mrs. Florea says she voted for President Trump twice. Now she says, “Donald Trump is a cult leader, and his legacy will be the Capitol riots, the Proud Boys, and Parler.” The couple has an 8-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son. Mom says the agents were kind to her children. 

Her daughter told her later, “It’s okay, Mom. They gave us pizza.” 

At first, Joni Florea supported Trump. She wanted to keep peace with her husband. The longer Trump spent in office, the worse it became. “Life wasn’t enjoyable anymore, because my husband became somebody else,” she said. “Anything I said or did against Donald Trump, it’s like I didn’t have a voice.” 

Her husband has been charged with making online threats against newly-elected Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia. 

She told reporters, she was touched by President-Elect Biden’s inaugural speech, and choked up talking about how he reached out to Trump supporters. 

“I am ready to grab that hand of unity,” Florea said, her eyes welling up with tears. “Even after what happened, [Biden] still offered us that unity … Grab onto it guys, we don’t have to defend Donald Trump anymore, because he’s not going to defend you. He just cares about himself, and his legacy is now the storming of the Capitol.” 

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Karl Dresch: At his first hearing the Calumet, Michigan man said he worked in the flooring industry. Business is slow, he told the judge. Dresch is the son of a former Republican state lawmaker. 

According to authorities, Dresch posted a picture of himself inside the halls of Congress and captioned it: “That’s right outside the house of representative...we got in! Took a lil gas ...wtf I love masks now!” 

For once he was wearing a surgical mask, the kind experts have been saying for a year we should all have been putting on our dumb faces. Another one of those “Stop the Steal” types, Dresch posted on Facebook on Jan. 3. that he was preparing to go to ‘DC,’ and was ‘prepared for chemical attacks and what not,’” according to a federal filing. “NO EXCUSES! NO RETREAT! NO SURRENDER! TAKE THE STREETS! TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY! 1/6/2021=7/4/1776.” 

The day after the riot, he posted about his Antifa pals…and…no, I’m joking. Who believes that shit? 

He posted: “...we the people took back our house, the news is all (bulls***).and now those traitors Know who’s really in charge. And I can’t say I saw any violence from our people, despite all the poking of the capitol police, gassing randomly into the women and children being peaceful, beating old men we kept chill[.]” 

In 2014 Dresch was convicted of “fleeing or eluding the police,” in a chase that passed through two counties and reached speeds of 146 mph. 

Dresch home.

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Jacob G. Hiles: The Virginia Beach charter boat captain was arrested and charged with “knowingly entering” and remaining in a restricted “without lawful authority,” and “knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct” inside Capitol buildings. 

Hiles, is allegedly seen in both photos and videos from the riot, wearing a “F*** Antifa’ sweatshirt. “Feelin cute…might start a revolution later, IDK – in Capitol Hill,” he posted on social media. 

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Bradley Weeks: In a video he allegedly posted during the attack on Congress, Weeks shouts, at various points, 

We’ve reached the steps. We’ve had to climb scaffolding. We’ve had to climb ladders. We’ve had to break things to get through, but we’ve gotten through.”

 

We’ve gotten through, and we are going to take back the Capitol! We’re taking back our country! This is our 1776! This is where it’s gonna happen! This is where Tyranny will fall! This is where America will rise! Look at this, America! Look at this!

 

“Take back our country!” It’s a phrase straight out of Donald J. Trump’s mouth and oft repeated by his word-challenged fans. 

What does that simplistic statement mean? Take it back from whom? And how? By violence? So it would seem. 

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Israel Tutrow and Joshua Wagner: The two young Indiana men rode to Washington D.C. together. Now, both are charged with: 

o   Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds

o   Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business

o   Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Buildings

o   Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in the Capitol Buildings

 

According to one tipster to the F.B.I., Wagner “vehemently opposes Joseph Biden as President.” 

According to court documents, an image of a man with distinctive tattoos on his face, including a crude cross on the forehead, and wearing a black beanie with white lettering of “TRUMP,” was used to identify Tutrow as a participant in the attack. 

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Dustin Thompson and Robert Lyon: the two Ohio men, who met in college, are now charged with having participated in the Capitol Hill riot. 

Among other charges, Thompson allegedly stole a coat rack and then fled when police ordered him to stop. 

When Thompson made off, Lyon stopped and allowed police to search him. They found marijuana, two pipes, and an open bottle of bourbon. Lyon at first denied being in the Capitol Building; but pictures confiscated from his phone indicated that the two men had been inside. At one point, Lyon texted his friend, “We need to get out with this trophy.” In another video, Thompson is seen inside a ransacked office. “Woooooo! ‘Merica! Hey! This is our house!”

Capitol Hill Riots: Section Six

Andrew C. Erickson: The affidavit for arrest reads: “A male by the name of ANDREW ERICSON was in the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021.” It was believed that “ERICSON resided in Muskogee, Oklahoma.” 

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None were heard to shout, “Hang Matt Gaetz!”

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That affidavit further reads: 

Witness 1 also saw ERICSON enter what witness one thinks is Nancy Pelosi’s office and take what appeared to be a beer out of a refrigerator in an office….Witness 1 stated IT did not see any violent acts committed by Andrew Erickson but noted that IT (Witness 1) did hear Erickson screaming and yelling during the live stream.

 

The tipster further explained that he or she had known the suspect since high school. The witness also told an agent he or she was “1,000% certain of the identity” of the alleged rioter. 

Ericson was soon arrested and made a first court appearance. He was released on bail, but had to surrender his passport and any guns he might own. 

(No other information seems to be available, regarding his political affiliation. His desire to visit the office of Speaker Pelosi, however, is a good “tell,” as they say in poker. So far, this blogger has not found any evidence that rioters stormed the office of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. None were heard to shout, “Hang Matt Gaetz!” We do know one rioter could be heard on video saying he thought Sen. Ted Cruz would approve of he and other rioters being in the Senate chamber.) 

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Damon Michael Beckley: During the riot Beckley gave an interview, explaining why he and others were there. “We aren’t putting up with this tyrannical rule. If we’ve got to come back here and start a revolution and take all of these traitors down, which is what should be done, then we will.” 

At one point, he is allegedly seen in a video, trying to calm down a crowd of about a hundred, before they enter Statuary Hall. “We can go into this room if we all calm down. And if we commit to no violence, OK?” he said through a bullhorn. 

Beckley later told WDRB News he deleted his Facebook account and removed the SIM card from his phone out of fear the F.B.I. could soon arrest and charge him. 

He was right. They did. 

He was released on bail after his first court appearance, but may not use the internet to post about the rally or “matters related to the U.S. government.” He is also prohibited from attending any rallies, protests, or demonstrations. 

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Craig Michael Bingert: Authorities say that Bingert worked with other protesters to break through police lines. In scenes from January 6, he is seen carrying an American flag, and wearing a stocking cap with the word “America” in white. 

(Merchandise sales had to be good for this rally.) 

In one video, he allegedly turns around to look at the crowd behind him. The chant, “F--- the police!” can be heard. 

TNonline.com notes, “According to social media posts, Bingert is a graduate of the criminal justice program at Lehigh Carbon Community College and attended the State Police Academy.”

 

You can't blame any handful of individuals for leading this riot in the attack.

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Thomas Gallagher: CBS News in Boston describes Gallagher’s arrest and the reasons for it: 

According to the criminal complaint, Capitol Police say 61-year-old Thomas Gallagher was among those in a crowd, “…making loud noises, and kicking chairs, throwing an unknown liquid substance at officers, and spraying an unknown substance…” Police say he was at the front of the group, and “…willfully refused the order to leave.”

 

FBI agents tracked Gallagher down in the tiny picturesque town of Bridgewater, New Hampshire, and arrested him at his home. The word spread through the peaceful Newfound Lake region, about its link to the violent chaos hundreds of miles away.

 

“They’re good neighbors,” said Chris Dyer. “Definitely surprised to hear the news.”

 

“I think it’s disgraceful that somebody believes Trump and consequently believes that gives them empowerment to invade the capitol,” said another Bridgewater resident, Richard Lobban. “It’s disgraceful.” 

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Chad Barrett Jones: Jones was charged with assaulting an officer and allegedly seen in one video, striking a window at least ten times, in an effort to break into the Speaker’s Lobby. 

A DOJ release gives more detail: 

The affidavit in support of criminal complaint alleges that video footage from inside the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, shows Jones in a red hooded jacket and gray skullcap among an aggressive crowd trying to breach a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby, a hallway that connects to the House of Representatives chambers.  Members of the crowd were shouting and gesticulating at the Capitol Police officers guarding the door. Seconds after the officers began moving toward the adjacent wall as other officers in tactical gear arrived, Jones forcefully struck the door’s glass panels at least 10 times with a long, wood flagpole, the affidavit alleges. The affidavit also alleges that chants of “Break it down!” could be heard, and that a U.S. Capitol Police officer inside the Speakers’ Lobby, facing the door with a gun raised, can be seen at the side of the video in the close vicinity of the doorway. 

 

It’s probably no surprise to learn that the flagpole Jones was wielding was wrapped in a rolled up “Trump” flag. 

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Nicolas Moncada: age 20, was taken into custody after he livestreamed participation in the assault on the Capitol. A neighbor, commenting on his arrest, after authorities showed up at his home, described him as “a wonderful kid.” 

Moncada was allegedly photographed outside Speaker Pelosi’s office. 

“For those still thinking of employing violence to interfere with our Nation’s laws and institutions,” a Department of Justice news release warned, “our message is simple – don’t do it.” 

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Joshua Matthew Black: Black can be seen in pictures and videos from the riot, wearing a Trump/Pence 2020 hat. 

You could call that ironic, since court records allege that this is what he said in one of those videos: “Once we found out Pence turned on us and that they had stolen the election, like officially, the crowd went crazy. I mean, it became a mob. We crossed the gate.” 

According to a report in Alabama Political Reporter, Black admitted that he had been shot by an officer with some kind of projectile, which went through his left cheek. Black was not there for violence, however.

 

Black said on the video that he attempted to help an officer who was alone and had been knocked down and was being beaten by other rioters when he was shot. 

 

“He was on the ground and there was boots coming down,” Black said, referring to the officer being beaten.  

 

Black stopped discussing what happened for a moment to say he’d recently seen a video of Trump denouncing the rioters. 

 

“I just saw a video from Trump, that said we were heinous or something like that. I guess the hopes of getting a pardon are out the window,” Black said. 

 

According to the affidavit filed against him, Black is allegedly seen explaining his thinking in a video from Jan. 6: 

The Individual later said, “We just wanted to get inside the building. I wanted to get inside the building so I could plead the blood of Jesus over it. That was my goal.”

 

…This individual also said that, once inside the Capitol, he “found a little spot, and there was a glass door, and it said ‘US Senate’ on it. I said I need to get in there. I just felt like the spirit of God wanted me to go in the Senate room, you know. So I was about to break the glass and I thought, no, this is our house, we don’t act like that. I was tempted to, I’m not gonna lie. Cause I’m pretty upset. You know? They stole my country.” Later, describing what he did once inside the Senate chamber, the Individual stated, “I had accomplished my goal. I pled the blood of Jesus on the Senate floor. You know. I praised the name of Jesus on the Senate floor. That was my goal. I think that was God’s goal.”

 

Black did admit that after he left D.C., he shaved his beard to disguise himself a little. “I’ve actually been wearing a mask, and not for COVID but for not going to jail,” he added.  

Capitol Hill Arrests: Section Seven

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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Lollar and others like him were duped by Trump.

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!!! 

Headed for D.C. on the morning of January 6.

                                       

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.”

Capitol Hill Arrests: Section Ten

Andrew Bennett: In the affidavit supporting his arrest, law enforcement officials make note of Facebook videos, placing Bennett inside the Capitol. 

A sense of  his state of mind can be discerned from a post before he headed for the nation’s capital. 

You better be ready chaos is coming and I will be in DC on 1/6/2021 fighting for my freedom! #FIGHTBACK for Lin Wood and his family!

 

PS. #BidensLaptopMatters #FUCKCANCELCULTURE #FUCKANTIFA #FUCKCOMMIESCUM #FUCKCHINA #STOPTHESTEAL This is my _line___ ether you with me or against me FAFO! Keep thinking I’m crazy!”

 

A search of his home by F.B.I. agents also turned up a “Proud Boys” hat similar to the one he is allegedly seen wearing during the riot. 

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“Connell has communicated with at least two other individuals in Texas about purchasing long-rifle firearms, ammunition, and body armor to bring with them.” 

Affidavit of arrest

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Daniel Page Adams: Charged with assaulting an officer; affidavit of arrest notes his “mullet hairdo” in one photo. 

That seems like a low blow to a man’s esteem. 

Adams and the mullet?

 

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Cody Page Connell: According to the F.B.I., Connell posted messages on social media, explaining that he was heading for D.C., stating, “Join President Donald J. Trump at the Save America March.” 

Connell is also said to have posted a number of videos and photos that place him and his cousin in the middle of the riot. In one video, law enforcement officials say, Adams can be seen at the front of a crowd, pushing toward a line of United States Capitol Police. 

At the beginning of the video, ADAMS repeatedly asks to those around him, “let’ go. Are you ready to push?” ADAMS is directly in front of a line of capital police officers who are holding protective shields up between themselves and ADAMS. At this point, ADAMS starts yelling, “let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” and he and others appear to sprint up the Capitol steps, chasing the officers who are now repositioning themselves at the top of the stairs. ADAMS then engages in a direct struggle with law enforcement officers who are attempting to prevent ADAMS and others from breaking the line again. ADAMS continuously shouts, “come on, let’s go, let’s go, come on, let’s go,” in an apparent effort to encourage others to keep launching forward toward the officers and the Capitol building. The video then shows ADAMS physically engaging with another set of officers at the top of the steps. The video ends with a loud thud and ADAMS holding his head and uttering an expletive.

 

…Figure 11 depicts ADAMS holding his head and looking into the camera at the end of the apparent altercation. 

(Let’s hope his mullet wasn’t damaged.)

 

The day after the riot, Connell described his role and the role of his cousin, sending a video to a third party. 

“That’s my cousin. When we storm the cops there was 8 of them and 4 of us so he got clubbed and shot with rubber bullet. But we pushed the cops against the wall, they dropped all their gear and left. That’s when we went to doors of Capitol building and breached it.” The other individual responded, “Yall boys something serious lol it lookin like a civil war yet?” CONNELL answered: “It’s gonna come to it.”

 

Your affiant believes CONNELL may intend to return to Washington, D.C. sometime during the week of January 18, 2021. According to a witness, CONNELL has communicated with at least two other individuals in Texas about purchasing long-rifle firearms, ammunition, and body armor to bring with them. According to the witness, CONNELL explain that he was not returning to Louisiana unless he was in a body bag. Your afcent understood that to mean CONNELL intended to travel to Washington D.C. to cause violence that may result in the end of his life. 

Arrested along with Adams, his cousin, Connel posted warning on social media in reference to the Biden inauguration, “We will be back and it will be a whole lot worse than yesterday.” 

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Brandon Straka: An organizer of “Stop the Steal” rallies, Straka, 44, allegedly urged members of the mob to attack a police officer and take away his shield during the January 6 riot. He called for “a revolution” on that day. 

In a report on January 26, NBC news noted that Straka, “a gay Trump supporter who launched the #WalkAway social media campaign encouraging voters to leave the Democratic Party, has been arrested in connection with the assault on the U.S. Capitol this month.” 

Straka is well-known in conservative circles, even though many who travel in conservative circles would tell you that any gay man like him is going to end up burning eternally in hell and will deserve it. 

We know he was also a featured speaker at the “Stop the Steal” rally in Freedom Plaza in D.C. on January 5. 

According to the affidavit for his arrest, the man who describes himself proudly as an “ex-liberal” posted a number of tweets, expressing his disappointment over what happened after the mob stormed the Capitol. 

(No, not to the five deaths, nor the scores of injuries.) 

“For 6-8 weeks everybody on the right has been saying ‘1776!’ & that if congress moves forward it will mean a revolution! So congress moves forward. Patriots storm the Capitol – now everybody is virtual signaling their embarrassment that this happened.” 

“Perhaps I missed the part where it was agreed this would be a revolution of ice cream cones & hair-braiding parties to take our government back from lying, cheating globally interested swamp parasites. My bad.” 

As for Antifa, Straka scorned the idea that they had been involved. “Be embarrassed & hide if you need to- but I was there,” he proudly proclaimed. “It was not Antifa at the Capitol. It was freedom loving Patriots who were DESPERATE to fight for the final hope of our Republic because literally nobody cares about them. Everyone else can denounce them. I will not.” 

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Rasha Abual Ragheb: Ms. Ragheb is a known member of the Three-Percenters. She warned in a Facebook chat group that the “revolution will start not by standing by but by standing up” and said civil war was coming. People needed to “show support and rise up and fight” for the Constitution. 

So, she showed up, allegedly rioted, and tangibly got herself arrested and charged with a number of federal crimes. 

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Christopher Michael Alberts: Alberts has been charged with entering the Capitol, and carrying a pistol and ammunition, “specifically a Taurus G2C, 9mm handgun and 9mm caliber ammunition.” 

According to WBAL News Radio, Alberts was still lingering on Capitol grounds after a curfew had been imposed on the evening of January 6, in the wake of the tragic events of the day. An officer asked him to leave the area, but he was slow to act. 

The officer noticed a bulge on his hip, which the officer believed to be consistent with a handgun. He tapped the bulge with his baton and confirmed his suspicion. Alberts was also wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a backpack.

The officer told two colleagues Alberts was carrying a gun. Alberts then tried to run but was detained with the help of two other officers. They found the handgun along his right hip and a spare magazine on his left hip, both fully loaded. In his backpack, they found a pocketknife, a meal ready to eat and a first aid kit.

 

The affidavit of arrest includes a number of other details of interest. Alberts also had a gas mask in his backpack. The handgun had one round chambered and a dozen more in a clip. The extra magazine was also loaded with twelve rounds. Having been advised of his Miranda rights, Alberts claimed he was carrying the pistol so he could protect himself. 

Also, one would suppose, he was worried that some random mugger might try to get him with poison gas. 

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Blake A. Reed: The Tennessee man posted on day of riot about his part, stating, “We the People have spoken and we are pissed! No antifa, no BLM…We the People took the Capitol! Every American ethnicity was here. Democratic tyranny WILL NOT STAND! WE HAVE SPOKEN!!” 

He added six flag emojis and a number of hashtags: #Trump #March for Trump #StopTheSteal #landofthefreehomeofthebrave. 

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Lisa Marie Eisenhart: mother of Eric Munchel, who was seen carrying a fistful of zip ties inside the Senate chamber; both mother and child have been charged with conspiracy in regard to the attack on January 6. 

In one video, taken before the attack, mom is allegedly shown wearing a bulletproof vest. Other photos and video appear to show both suspects holding flex cuffs and lurking in the halls of the Capitol – one would guess – in case Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Vice President Mike Pence happened past.

Not just the flag of Trump fans.