A Washington resident was sentenced on July 26 to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol breach prosecutions. Mark Ponder, 56, said he “got caught up” in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021, and “didn’t mean for any of this to happen.” “I…
Judge Sentences Jan. 6 Defendant to Over Five Years in Prison, Matching Longest Sentence for Capitol Breach
Jan. 6 Protester Caught on Camera Remarking About Shooting Nancy Pelosi Sentenced to 60 Days
July 23, 2022
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A woman who took part in protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Dawn Bancroft was charged with offenses related to entering and remaining in the U.S. Capitol Building during the protests, which have often been described by legacy…
Man Who Climbed US Capitol Wall on Jan. 6 Convicted of Five Charges
A Memphis-area man has been found guilty on July 21 of felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions amid the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lawmakers gathered at the U.S. Capitol for a joint session of Congress to count and certify electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6,…
Prosecutors Ask 15-Year Prison Term for Man Convicted of Jan. 6 Crimes
Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. want a Texas man convicted in March of carrying a firearm in furtherance of civil disorder at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to serve 15 years in prison, more than suggested in federal sentencing guidelines. Guy Wesley Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, was convicted on all five counts…
Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Prison Term for Man Convicted of Jan. 6 Crimes
Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. want a Texas man convicted in March of carrying a firearm in furtherance of civil disorder at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to serve 15 years in prison, more than suggested in federal sentencing guidelines. Guy Wesley Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, was convicted on all five counts…
Infamous Jan. 6 Crutches Were Stolen from Injured 18-Year-Old at Capitol
The now-infamous crutches that appeared multiple times at the mouth of the tunnel entrance to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were stolen from a young man with a broken ankle, according to podcaster Steve Baker. Baker, who blogs and podcasts as the Pragmatic Constitutionalist, learned the story of the stolen crutches while on…
Oath Keepers FBI Interviews Contradict Indictment Charges
An Indiana Oath Keepers leader who was in charge of security operations for the group in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 24 on five counts related to violence at the U.S. Capitol. Michael Greene, 39, of Indianapolis, was arrested in Indiana on a warrant from Washington….
EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps Was Worried Fast-Moving January 6 Crowd Might Interfere With ‘The Plan,’ Kentucky Man Claims
Ray Epps, the former Arizona Oath Keepers leader who was famously captured on camera a day before the Jan. 6, 2021, protests urging protesters to go into the U.S. Capitol, allegedly directed a group of individuals who removed “siege weapons” including a long piece of 2-by-4 lumber, from a utility hatch on Capitol grounds after…
Stephen Colbert Responds for First Time After Staffers Arrested Near US Capitol
TV host Stephen Colbert on June 20 downplayed his staff members breaking the law, resulting in their arrests. Staffers with “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” were taken into custody on June 16 at a U.S. House of Representatives building that is connected to the U.S. Capitol. According to the U.S. Capitol Police, the crew had been…
Luke Coffee Says God Told Him to ‘Stand in the Gap’ on January 6
Luke Coffee was warned that a storm was coming. As he walked along the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, the 41-year-old filmmaker was approached by three breathless men. One of them said, “There are people dying inside the Capitol! We need patriots!” Coffee distinctly recalls his first reaction: “Bull [expletive].”…
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