Over 535 defendants across nearly 50 states have been charged in the six months since the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol Building, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday. That includes 495 defendants who have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…

More than 535 defendants across nearly 50 states have been charged in the six months since the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol Building, the Department of Justice (DOJ) stated on July 6. That includes 495 defendants who have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds, the U.S. Attorney’s…

The breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 led to nearly $1.5 million in damage to the building, prosecutors said in one filing, as they said in a separate case they expect to ultimately charge over 550 people in the incident. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Sedky disclosed the damage estimate in a plea agreement…

A soldier of the Wisconsin National Guard and his friend were taken into custody for allegedly taking part in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year, federal officials said. Abram Markofski was arrested on Monday and is facing four charges in relation to the protests, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Markofski allegedly…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and another Senate Democrat have raised questions about the rights of participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, saying that some are being held in solitary confinement—even before their trials are slated to begin. “Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging,” Warren said in an…

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are raising questions about the rights of people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, saying that some are being held in solitary confinement—even before their trials have begun. “Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging,” Warren said in…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Engineers and dam safety specialists evaluating the danger of a catastrophic flood from a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir determined that the threat of a possible second breach was “unsubstantiated,” the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said. Officials had said Monday that a drone discovered a possible second breach in the reservoir, whose east…

An FBI official on Wednesday testified at a Senate hearing that she has no knowledge of any guns being recovered from suspects who were arrested during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. When asked by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) about whether firearms were recovered or if any suspect was charged with firearms offenses, FBI counterterrorism chief Jill…

The FBI announced on Monday it had arrested two men in Kentucky for their allegedly trespassing on U.S. Capitol grounds during the breach that occurred on Jan. 6. Dalton Ray Crase and Troy Dylan Williams have been charged with aiding and abetting, unlawful entry on restricted grounds, and violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol…

Two off-duty police officers from Virginia who were charged in connection to the U.S. Capitol breach have been fired from their jobs, according to the town of Rocky Mount, where they were employed. Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson have been let go from their employment at the Rocky Mount Police Department following a review for their…