Category: Jan. 6 Coverage

Use of Grenades, Projectiles, Tear Gas on Jan. 6 Only Enraged Crowd: DC Police Officer

After more than an hour shooting tasers, throwing rubber-pellet grenades, shooting chunks of rubber baton, and tossing a smoke canister at protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a District of Columbia police officer concluded that the show of force did little but enrage the crowd. Nearly two hours of newly-released public body…


Jan. 6 Defendant Who Allegedly Yelled Threats Toward Pelosi Convicted of Felony, Misdemeanor Charges

A Pennsylvania woman who allegedly yelled threats toward former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with felony and misdemeanor charges, officials said. Pauline Bauer, 55, of Kane, Pennsylvania, was found guilty in the District of Columbia on Jan. 24 by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump…


Gov. Noem Says Her Cell Phone Was Hacked Due to Jan. 6 Committee Leak

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said on Jan. 23 that her personal cell phone number has been hacked and used to make hoax calls, blaming the Jan. 6 committee for releasing her family’s Social Security numbers. “Callous mishandling of personal information has real world consequences,” Noem said in a press release. “If you get such a…


4 Oath Keeper Members Convicted of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy

Jurors convicted four members of the Oath Keepers on Jan. 23 of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Hackett of Sarasota, Florida; Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas; David Moerschel of Punta Gorda, Florida; and Edward Vallejo of Phoenix were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to…


Defense Asks for Mistrial in Jan. 6 Case of Man Who Put Feet on Desk in Pelosi’s Office

As a federal jury in Washington D.C. began deliberating his fate on eight Jan. 6 criminal charges, defendant Richard “Bigo” Barnett filed a motion for a mistrial on Jan. 20, arguing that prosecutors charged him with obstructing a non-existent proceeding because Congress has no role under the law to “certify” results of a presidential election….


Man Who Put Feet on Desk in Pelosi’s Office on Jan. 6 Found Guilty on All Counts

A federal District of Columbia jury took less than two hours to find Richard “Bigo” Barnett guilty of four felonies and four misdemeanors for his time in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—including the now-famous photograph with his feet on a desk in the office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Jury deliberations resumed at 9…


Three Active-Duty Marines Arrested, Charged With Taking Part in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Three men serving in the U.S. Marines have been arrested because they allegedly took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joshua Abate, Micah Coomer, and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested this week on charges of knowingly entering and remaining in the Capitol without lawful authority, disorderly conduct in the building,…


3 Active-Duty Marines Arrested, Charged With Taking Part in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Three men serving in the U.S. Marines have been arrested because they allegedly took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joshua Abate, Micah Coomer, and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested this week on charges of knowingly entering and remaining in the Capitol without lawful authority, disorderly conduct in the building,…


EXCLUSIVE: Rosanne Boyland’s Would-Be Rescuer Pens Emotional Letter to Her Parents

One of the men who tried in vain to rescue a lifeless 34-year-old Rosanne Boyland on the Lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, told her parents in an emotional letter that he is haunted by what happened that day and pledged to keep her story alive until there is justice…


Navy Reservist, a Jan. 6 Defendant, Convicted of Separate Charges of Unlawful Possession of Unregistered Silencers

A federal jury late Jan. 18 convicted a Navy reservist on charges of unlawful possession of unregistered silencers. Hatchet Speed, 41, of Falls Church, Virginia, also faces entirely separate charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. capitol. On the three counts of unlawfully possessing unregistered silencers, Speed faces a maximum penalty…