A federal judge on Oct. 13 held top Washington jail officials in contempt, finding that they violated a U.S. Capitol breach defendant’s civil rights by impeding his access to medical care. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, found Washington jail warden Wanda Patten and Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth in civil contempt in…
US Judge Holds DC Jail Officials in Contempt Over Mistreatment of Capitol Breach Defendant
Woman Gets Jail Time for Capitol Breach Despite Prosecutors’ Recommendation
An Indiana woman who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to jail time on Tuesday, marking the second time this month that the judge has gone further than prosecutors’ sentencing recommendations. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama nominee, sentenced Dona Bissey to 14 days in jail about a week after sentencing…
Man Who Breached US Capitol Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail
A man who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced on Monday to 45 days in jail despite prosecutors recommending he receive no jail time. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan diverged from the prosecutorial recommendation for Matthew Mazzocco because she felt he only showed remorse when it became clear he could face jail…
North Carolina Man Pleads Not Guilty to US Capitol Bomb Threat Charges
Floyd Ray Roseberry pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges of threatening “use of weapons of mass destruction” and “threats to use explosive materials.” “The court found him competent to go forward with proceedings and he was arraigned on an indictment returned last week,” Bill Miller, the public information officer for the…
Federal Officer Arrested at ‘Justice for J6’ Rally Won’t Be Charged: Prosecutor
A federal law enforcement officer who was taken into custody at the rally in Washington over the weekend will not be charged even though U.S. Capitol Police officers said he was illegally carrying a gun on Capitol grounds. Anthony Belli, 27, of Toms River, New Jersey, was seen being arrested at the rally, which was…
Rally to Demand Justice for Jan. 6 ‘Political Prisoners’ Planned for US Capitol
A group seeking the release of hundreds of people accused of committing crimes in Washington on Jan. 6 is planning to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18. The rally is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit that says it advocates for disaffected Americans who are ignored by both political parties…
Accused Capitol Breacher Ordered Back to Jail After Getting Caught Using the Internet
An Iowa man accused of participating in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was jailed again after getting caught using the internet. There was “clear and convincing evidence” that Douglas Jensen accessed the internet on a cell phone on Aug. 13 and watched video of a cyber symposium related to the 2020…
Two Southern California Men Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement at Capitol Riot
LOS ANGELES—Two Southland men were arrested on Aug. 26 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. David Nicholas Dempsey, 34, of Van Nuys,…
Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Acted Lawfully: Police
The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a military veteran inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6 was cleared by his agency. The U.S. Capitol Police, or USCP, announced Monday that an internal probe found the officer’s conduct in shooting Ashli Babbitt was both lawful and within the agency’s policy. That policy says an…
Brazil Court Rules Against Google Over Censorship of Trump Statements: Allan Dos Santos
A Brazilian court ordered Google to remove its censorship of a Brazilian independent news outlet, Terce Livre, after it determined that a censored video of a Donald Trump giving a speech did not incite violence. To learn more about this, we sat down for an interview with Allan Dos Santos, a journalist at Terce Livre….
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