Army Reserve sergeant and AWOL soldier who joined YPG arrested amid Capitol riot fallout January 18
Virginia National Guard airmen assigned to the 192nd Security Forces Squadron secure the grounds near the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021, in Washington. (Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr/Air National Guard) An Army Reserve sergeant described in charging documents as “an avowed white supremacist” was arrested Sunday in New Jersey for taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Further south in Florida, and further left on the political spectrum, a former soldier who fought with the YPG in Syria was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening Trump supporters ahead of upcoming protests in Tallahassee.
Army Reserve Sergeant Charged in Capitol Riots Alleged to Be White Supremacist
Supporters of President Donald Trump march on Pennsylvania Avenue towards the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
19 Jan 2021
An Army Reserve sergeant and alleged white supremacist who had secret clearance for contract work at a Navy weapons station has been arrested on multiple charges stemming from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, according to federal authorities.
A criminal complaint filed Friday by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleges that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, was among the rioters inside the Capitol, gave directions to the mob, and harassed and verbally abused U.S. Capitol Police.