Tag: Jan. 6 breach

Iowa Man Found Guilty on All Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A 41-year-old Iowa man has been found guilty by a Washington jury late on Sept. 23 on all seven charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the Capitol building. The seven counts that Douglas Jensen of Des Moines, Iowa, was found guilty of include five felonies. They are: obstruction of an official proceeding; assaulting, resisting,…


Jan. 6 Committee to Hold Final Hearing On Sept. 28

The U.S. House of Representative committee which is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol, will be holding its next hearing on the matter on Sept. 28, according to the chairman of the panel. The public hearing on Sept. 28 will likely be final “unless something else develops,” Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told…


Former Police Officer Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

An off-duty former Virginia police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to over seven years in prison, a period similar to the longest prison sentence yet in cases related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach. On Jan. 6, 2021, proceedings at the U.S….


January 6 Accused Dies by Suicide While Awaiting Sentencing

A man from Lycoming County awaiting his sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 breach died on July 20. Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport, was declared to have committed suicide by Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr., according to PennLive. A gas field well service technician by trade, Aungst is…


January 6 Defendant Dies by Suicide While Awaiting Sentencing

A man from Pennsylvania awaiting his sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 breach died on July 20. Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport, was declared to have committed suicide by Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr., according to PennLive. A gas field well service technician by trade, Aungst is survived…


Dr. Simone Gold Sentenced to Two Months in Prison and Fines for Capitol Breach

A California doctor has been sentenced to two months in prison for being involved in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol and stepping inside the restricted premises along with her co-defendant John Strand. Dr. Simone Melissa Gold was initially charged with entering a restricted building or grounds, violent entry, and disorderly conduct, and arrested…


Dr. Simone Gold Sentenced to Two Months in Prison

A California doctor has been sentenced to two months in prison for being involved in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol and stepping inside the restricted premises along with her co-defendant John Strand. Dr. Simone Melissa Gold was initially charged with entering a restricted building or grounds, violent entry, and disorderly conduct, and arrested…


LIVE NOW: Kash Patel on Jan. 6 Timeline: Trump Authorized 20K National Guard Two Days Before

This livestream will begin on Saturday, June 11, at 11 p.m. ET.    Two days before the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump personally authorized the use of up to 20,000 National Guardsmen to support local law enforcement if requested. But no request, as required by law, came from the Capitol police…


LIVE: Kash Patel on Jan. 6 Timeline: Trump Authorized 20K National Guard Two Days Before

Two days before the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump personally authorized the use of up to 20,000 National Guardsmen to support local law enforcement if requested. But no request, as required by law, came from the Capitol police or from Mayor Muriel Bowser, says Kash Patel, who was serving as chief…


LIVE 6/11 at 11pm ET: Kash Patel on Jan. 6 Timeline: Trump Authorized 20K National Guard Two Days Before

This livestream will begin on Saturday, June 11, at 11 p.m. ET.   Two days before the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump personally authorized the use of up to 20,000 National Guardsmen to support local law enforcement if requested. But no request, as required by law, came from the Capitol police or…