Police documents have revealed new information about an armed suspect who was taken into custody near the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C. this week. According to an incident report obtained by the Daily Beast, the suspect was taken into custody on Wednesday, though the news was not reported until Thursday morning. The report …
A police officer on duty at the U.S. Capitol riot this month has taken his own life, the second police officer to commit suicide following the insurrection. As Fox 5 D.C. reports, acting Metro police chief Robert J. Contee III said at a news conference Tuesday night that an officer with the city’s police department …
Police have arrested seven more people in connection with politically-charged Inauguration Day protests that reportedly turned violent.
More than a dozen people were arrested in Washington and Oregon amid politically-charged Inauguration Day protests that reportedly involved vandalism and assault. The Seattle Times reported that about 100 demonstrators took to the streets in downtown Seattle. At one point, protestors outside an ICE office reportedly lit an American flag on fire. Around the same …
The 22-year-old Pennsylvania woman arrested earlier this week for her alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riots has been charged with theft following reports that she had stolen a laptop computer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Riley Williams of Harrisburg turned herself in on Monday after federal authorities had issued …
A Texas man who has been arrested in connection to the U.S. Capitol mob riot earlier this month allegedly threatened his own children after realizing he was under investigation. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Washington Post, Guy Reffitt returned to his home in Wylie, Texas, the weekend after the January 6 mob …
Two members of the National Guard have been removed from an assignment to secure the U.S. Presidential Inauguration, the Associated Press reports. U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official told the Associated Press that two National Guard members have been removed from Wednesday’s security mission after they were found to have ties to …
The FBI is reportedly vetting 25,000 National Guard troops arriving in Washington, D.C., for Wednesday’s inauguration amid security concerns stemming from the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. According to the Associated Press, officials have not seen any evidence of potential threats to the capital. However, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the news outlet …
Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was charged Thursday with two counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the ongoing Flint water crisis. According to MLive, Snyder, 62, was one of nine former or current officials charged in connection with the ongoing crisis. A secret grand jury reportedly handed down the criminal charges after hearing …
On Wednesday, prosecutors requested modified bond stipulations for accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse after the Illinois teen was allegedly spotted flashing white power signs at a bar in Wisconsin. According to WTMJ, Rittenhouse, 18, drank several beers at Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant and took photos with patrons while flashing the “OK” sign — which …
Ten Republicans joined House Democrats on Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice, the Washington Post reports. The final vote was 232-197. The next step for impeachment is trial in the Senate, but outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will not call …
A medical examiner has confirmed the cause of death of a man who took his own life four days after being arrested on the evening of the mob riot at the U.S. Capitol. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christopher Stanton Georgia was arrested last Wednesday evening after he was among of a group of protesters who …
