The seditious conspiracy case against 10 members and associates of the Oath Keepers will be split into two trials—one in July and the other in September—U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled Friday. Mehta said the July 11 trial will include defendants Thomas E. Caldwell, 66, of Berryville, Virginia; Joseph B. Hackett, 52, of Sarasota,…
Proud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Charges
A Proud Boys chapter leader pleaded guilty on April 8 to two charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Charles Donohoe, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to two counts: conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. In exchange, five other counts were dropped. Donohoe,…
Emergency Motion Seeks Release of Oath Keepers Member Kelly Meggs in Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case
Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs should be released from jail in order to prepare for the immediate start of his Jan. 6-related criminal trial, according to an emergency motion filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. A motion (pdf) and memorandum of law (pdf) filed by attorney Jonathon Moseley allege the prosecution has…
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUS; Judge Acquits Jan. 6 Defendant | NTD Evening News
The U.S. Senate on April 7 confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. A federal judge has acquitted Matthew Martin, a Jan. 6 defendant, of all charges. Federal authorities have arrested two men accused of posing as federal officers in order to get close to Secret Service agents working for the Biden family.
Judge Acquits Jan. 6 Defendant on All Charges
A federal contractor was acquitted by a judge on April 6 on four charges in relation to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors failed to prove that Matthew Martin, who worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, committed crimes when entering the Capitol for about 10 minutes, U.S. District…
Enrique Tarrio Pleads Not Guilty to 7 Counts in Proud Boys Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to obstruct the counting of Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021, obstruction of law enforcement, and five other federal charges lodged against him by federal prosecutors. Tarrio, 38, of Miami, was the last of the six Proud Boys defendants named in…
90 Days in Jail for Wine-Chugging Book Thief at US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
A New Hampshire man who “chugged” from a bottle of wine in the Office of the Senate Parliamentarian and stole a leather-bound book from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail followed by three years of probation. Jason Daniel Riddle, 39, of Keene, New Hampshire, was also ordered…
Constitution ‘Tossed by the Side’ in Handling of Jan. 6: Rep. Gohmert
April 5, 2022
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The U.S. Constitution has been disregarded in the handling of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building, says Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Gohmert condemned the treatment of those accused of participating in the Capitol breach and accused the Department of Justice of becoming a “partisan political tool.” “As a former prosecutor, former judge, if…
District of Columbia Lacks Standing to Sue Oath Keepers and Proud Boys for Jan. 6, Defense Attorney Says
The District of Columbia’s civil lawsuit against the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and 37 individual defendants fails for lack of standing, a defense attorney said Monday. “We don’t think that they have jurisdiction to sue,” attorney Jonathon Moseley, who represents Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs, told The Epoch Times. “They don’t have standing to sue…
46 Months in Prison for Alabama Man Found With Molotov Cocktails, Firearms, and Machetes on Jan. 6
An Alabama man who brought Molotov cocktails and a cache of weapons and ammunition to Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced April 1 to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. United States District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she was frustrated at not getting a good explanation for why…
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