The mother of Ashli Babbitt—Micki Witthoeft—was detained near the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon and was charged with violating two Capitol traffic regulations. The detainment took place during a demonstration on the second anniversary of the death of Babbitt and three other Americans on Jan. 6, 2021. Witthoeft, 58, said she was there to honor her daughter, who…
LIVE NOW: Former DC Police Officer, Military Veterans Speak Ahead of Jan. 6 Anniversary
Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and military veterans hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 5. …
Former DC Police Officer, Military Veterans Speak Ahead of Jan. 6 Anniversary
Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and military veterans hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 5. …
McCarthy Says US Capitol Complex Will Reopen to the People on Jan. 3
The public will be able to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3 for the first time since March 2020, when outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi closed the historic structure and its associated office complexes in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “In six days, the new Republican majority will fully reopen and restore…
Massachusetts Doctor, 68, Arrested for Role in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Massachusetts doctor has been arrested for allegedly punching a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents. Jacquelyn Starer, 68, of Ashland, Mass., was arrested on Dec. 20 and subsequently charged with felony civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building…
Judge Orders Release of Jan. 6 Defendant After 20 Months in Pretrial Detention
A Texas man accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is set to be released after 20 months in pretrial detention. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Hogan, a Reagan appointee, ordered the release of Ryan Nichols, the Jan. 6 defendant, during a hearing in Washington on Nov. 10. Hogan is the judge…
Man Who Breached Capitol on Jan. 6 Avoids Jail Time Due to Condition
A man who was convicted of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to no jail time. Nicholas Rodean, 29, on Oct. 26 received 60 months of probation and 240 hours of home detention during a sentencing hearing in Washington. Prosecutors had requested 57 months in prison and three years of…
Judge Faults Texas Defendant for Wearing a Trump 2020 Flag ‘Like a Superhero Cape’ on Jan. 6
A Texas woman who wore a Donald Trump 2020 flag “like a superhero cape” in the Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 90 days of home detention—a harsher sentence than that given to two younger siblings—because a federal judge said she should have “exercised much better judgment.” Judge Beryl Howell also sentenced the two…
DOJ Seeks to Jail 5 Members of Texas Family for 52-Minute Walk Through the US Capitol on Jan. 6
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to jail five members of a Texas family for their 52-minute walk through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, under a plea deal for “parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.” Members of the Munn family of Borger, Texas, did not commit violent acts, damage property,…
Ohio Pastor From ‘Salt and Light Brigade’ Arrested by FBI for ‘Physical Violence,’ Other Jan. 6 Charges
A leading member of the Ohio-based Salt and Light Brigade was arrested on Oct. 5 and charged with seven federal Jan. 6-related crimes, weeks after an Oath Keepers defense attorney identified the group as unindicted “suspicious actors” who incited entry into the U.S. Capitol through the Columbus Doors. Pastor William Dunfee, 57, of Frazeysburg, Ohio,…
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