Tennessee Jan. 6 rioter convicted in plot to kill FBI agents
The rioters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 have been found guilty of attempting to kill law enforcement personnel, including FBI agents and agents they were investigating, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Edward Kelly, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was convicted of a crime He was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to murder a U.S. […]
Federal appeals court upholds ex-Capitol Police officer's conviction for deleting warning to Jan. 6 rioter
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the obstruction conviction of a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who urged Jan. 6 rioters to remove incriminating social media posts and then deleted evidence of his own actions in trying to warn the mob. Michael Riley, a 25-year veteran police officer who was on duty when the […]
First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack sentenced to over 4 years in prison
A Kentucky man who was the first to enter the U.S. Capitol during the mob's storming of the building was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison. The police officers who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray said Sparks was the person who started the January 6 riot. The Senate recessed […]
Portland Antifa rioter found guilty of orchestrating riot. Her comrades then apparently got violent.
The Portland, Oregon-based antifa leader was convicted Wednesday of felony charges of rioting, second-degree disorderly conduct and second-degree unlawful use of tear gas in connection with a 2021 riot at a park in neighboring Clackamas County. Alisa Eleanor Azar, a self-described independent journalist, was charged in connection with the riots that began when Antifa showed […]
Jan. 6 rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ to get back his horned helmet, spear
A judge has ordered the return to the federal government of a spear and horned helmet worn by a man who described himself as the “QAnon shaman” as he stormed the Capitol during the January 6 riot. Federal Judge Royce Lambert ruled Monday that the Justice Department must return Jacob Chansley’s “unmistakable attire” as he […]