Category: U.S. Capitol

EXCLUSIVE: Security Footage Undermines Key Claims in Police Report in Death of Rosanne Boyland on Jan. 6

After CPR and other lifesaving efforts inside a basement entrance to the U.S. Capitol failed, Jan. 6 protester Rosanne M. Boyland was moved up one level to the Crypt, where DC Fire and EMS Department paramedics continued resuscitation efforts for another 40 minutes, new security video shows. Previously unreleased Capitol Police closed-circuit-television footage obtained by…


‘Pink Beret’ Husband Charged With Jan. 6 Crimes at US Capitol

More than two months after his wife was charged with four Jan. 6-related misdemeanors, Spencer Sidney Geller has been charged by federal prosecutors with five counts, including helping to push over the first police barricades on the U.S. Capitol’s west front. Mr. Geller was charged in a federal criminal complaint in Washington with felony obstruction…


Prosecutors Appeal Eight Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Prison Sentences as Too Lenient

The U.S. Department of Justice appealed the Jan. 6-related prison sentences given to eight members of the Oath Keepers, concluding that a federal judge in the District of Columbia was too lenient. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler filed notices of appeal in the criminal cases of Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and Oath…


Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Pleads Guilty to Entering Restricted Area on Jan. 6

Infowars host Owen Shroyer on June 24, pleaded guilty to a federal crime in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Shroyer admitted to entering a restricted area during the breach, according to documents filed in federal court in Washington. Shroyer did not enter the Capitol building. Shroyer, who hosts a…


Former Oath Keepers Attorney Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial on Jan 6 Charges

Former Oath Keepers general counsel Kellye SoRelle has been ruled incompetent to stand trial on four Jan. 6 criminal counts, suspending her prosecution indefinitely while she seeks mental health treatment. At a hearing on June 16 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Amit Mehta ruled that SoRelle will not stand trial as scheduled…


Ashli Babbitt Rescuer Pleads Guilty to Petty Misdemeanor for Being at the Capitol on Jan. 6

A California physician who was pulled away by police as he tried to render medical aid to a dying Ashli Babbitt pleaded guilty on June 15 to a petty misdemeanor for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Austin Brendlen Harris, 42, of Granada Hills, California, took a deal from federal prosecutors and…


Defendant Seeks to Identify Jan. 6 Suspicious Actors, Government Informants at Capitol

A Texas man who says he was “set up for prosecution” for shooting video of a U.S. Capitol window smashing on Jan. 6, 2021, wants to compel prosecutors to identify suspicious actors or informants who could have been behind the vandalism. Ryan S. Zink, 34, of Lubbock, Texas, filed a motion with U.S. District Judge…


EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of Capitol Police Riot Helmets Were Confiscated Just Before Jan. 6, Former Lieutenant Says

Days before violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a U.S. Capitol Police captain ordered the confiscation of dozens of riot helmets from officers without the knowledge of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, a former USCP lieutenant told The Epoch Times. Former Capitol Police Lt. Tarik K. Johnson said he was…


‘Arrested Development’ Actor, Funeral Home Director Latest Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

An actor who has appeared in several popular television shows and movies is one of the latest people arrested and charged for allegedly committing crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jay Johnston, 54, was arrested on June 7 after being charged with interfering with law enforcement officers during the breach….


‘Arrested Development’ Actor, Funeral Home Director Latest Two Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

An actor who has appeared in several popular television shows and movies is one of the latest people arrested and charged for actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jay Johnston, 54, was arrested on June 7 after being charged with interfering with law enforcement officers during the breach. Authorities say…