The FBI arrested a Missouri man Thursday, alleging he stole a police officer’s baton, grabbed at an officer’s riot shield, and repeatedly taunted police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Cale Clayton, 41, of Drexel, Missouri, was charged in a criminal complaint (pdf) filed in Washington D.C. with assaulting, resisting, or impeding police;…
Missouri Man Charged With Assaulting, Taunting Police at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Oath Keepers Founder: DC Parking Garage Meeting Was Brief Handshake, Not a Conspiracy
A parking-garage contact between Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio on Jan. 5, 2021, was nothing more than a brief handshake, not a meeting to coordinate plans for Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, Rhodes said in an interview with The Epoch Times. Federal prosecutors detailed the…
Federal Judge Orders Former Chapman Professor to Turn Over Emails
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A federal judge on March 28 ordered former Chapman University law professor John Eastman to turn over 101 emails requested by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. In a 44-page ruling, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter claimed former President Donald Trump “more likely than not” attempted to illegally block Congress…
FBI Offers $15,000 Reward for Florida Man Accused of Assaulting Police at US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a central Florida man seen on video attacking numerous police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jonathan Daniel Pollock, 23, of Lakeland, Florida, is wanted for assaulting, resisting, or impeding police; aiding and abetting; theft of…
Proud Boys Trio Plead Not Guilty to Conspiracy, Obstruction, Assault, and Other Jan. 6 Charges
Three members of the Proud Boys pleaded not guilty to a slew of Jan. 6-related charges on March 22 in U.S. District Court. Joseph R. Biggs, 38, of Ormond Beach, Fla., pleaded not guilty to seven charges during an arraignment hearing before U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly in Washington D.C. Charles J. Donohoe, 38,…
Jan. 6 Defendant Couy Griffin Found Guilty on One Charge, Acquitted of Other
The founder of Cowboys for Trump was found guilty on March 22 of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, said Couy Griffin broke the law because he was aware he was in a restricted area and didn’t leave that day during the…
Navy Veteran, 66, Lives an ‘American Horror Story’ Since His Arrest on Jan. 6 Seditious-Conspiracy Charge
“Abba, Father! Please don’t let them murder my wife!” After more than two decades in the U.S. Navy and assignments around the world, Thomas E. Caldwell thought he knew the meaning of horror. That all changed in the predawn hours of Jan. 19, 2021. Minutes after being jostled awake, Caldwell found himself outside in the…
Secret Service Agent Testifies on Mike Pence’s Location on Jan. 6
A Secret Service agent testified in a trial on March 21 regarding the location of then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021. Agent Lanelle Hawa said she was with Pence, his wife, and their daughter when they were evacuated on Jan. 6 from the U.S. Capitol building, Buzzfeed News reported. Hawa said the trio…
Jan. 6 Suicide Victim Was Told ‘He Would Not Receive a Fair Trial in This Town’
The 14-month ordeal battling charges from his time at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 put so much stress on Matthew L. Perna, he began throwing up blood. When the U.S. Department of Justice asked to delay his sentencing and announced it would seek more prison time, it was a bridge too far. Perna took…
Former Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Conspiracy Charge
A former Virginia police officer who took a selfie-style photo of his middle-finger salute along with a co-worker inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge on Friday. Jacob Fracker, 30, formerly with the Rocky Mount Police Department, took a plea deal under which several other charges will be…
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