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BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionOfficer Brian Sicknick is one of five people who died as a result of the 6 January riots A US police officer who died after Januarys Capitol riot had two strokes and died from natural causes, the chief medical examiner for Washington DC has ruled. Two men are accused of using a type of pepper spray on Officer Brian Sicknick. However, the ruling means they are now unlikely to be charged with homicide. The autopsy found no evidence of an...

WASHINGTON —  The Justice Department has brought charges against more than 400 people who stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, but one of its most pivotal potential cases involves a man who never set foot inside the building. The probe highlights the Justice Department’s focus on holding accountable leaders of militia and far-right groups whom prosecutors suspect played significant roles in encouraging and plotting the storming of the Capitol Jan. 6. It also underscores the difficu...

Prosecutors challenge in Capitol riot probe: The Oath Keeper who didnt go inside Del Quentin Wilber © (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The Justice Department is investigating Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The Justice Department has brought charges against more than 400 people who stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, but one of its most pivotal potential cases involves a man who never set...

CNN article about Schaffers guilty plea, and he included the following message: "THIS PIECE OF SHIT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE METAL COMMUNITY! First he shames us with his terrorist actions on in DC, and THEN he becomes a rat to his own people for a lighter sentence! MAN THE FUCK UP! Own your shit! If you do the crime, do the time!" When one of Twitter followers defended Jon, writing, "At least he had the balls to stand up for what he believes in!!!!!", Snider fired back with: "How do you f...

 

A well-known heavy metal musician, Schaffer is also a "founding lifetime member" of the ring-wing militia group the Oath Keepers, which has come under scrutiny for its part in the deadly riot in Washington D.C. this past winter. Schaffer is pictured in many photos from the insurrection. He turned himself in on Jan. 18. Schaffer was charged with six felonies but pleaded guilty to only two — obstruction and another charge related to his possession of bear spray in the Capitol — after enteri...

Oath Keepers Leader Jim Arroyo Says Militia Being Trained by Police On 4/19/21 at 7:09 AM EDT 60 Minutes interview. During the Sunday evening interview, Jim Arroyo, vice president of the Oath Keepers Arizona chapter, said serving officers were members of the extremist group and were helping with training. Speaking with 60 Minutes Sharyn Alfonsi, Arroyo said: "Our guys are very experienced. We have active-duty law enforcement in our organization that are helping to train us. We can blend in wit...

"Our guys are very experienced. We have active-duty law enforcement in our organization that are helping to train us," Arroyo told 60 Minutes Sharyn Alfonsi. "We can blend in with our law enforcement. In fact, in a lot of cases, our training is much more advanced because of our military backgrounds." Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the #79 Oath Keepers Ford, practices for the NASCAR Nationwide Series 5-hour ENERGY 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. (Getty Image...

A well-known heavy metal musician, Schaffer is also a "founding lifetime member" of the ring-wing militia group the Oath Keepers, which has come under scrutiny for its part in the deadly riot in Washington D.C. this past winter. Schaffer is pictured in many photos from the insurrection. He turned himself in on Jan. 18. Schaffer was charged with six felonies but pleaded guilty to only two — obstruction and another charge related to his possession of bear spray in the Capitol — after enteri...

A well-known heavy metal musician, Schaffer is also a "founding lifetime member" of the ring-wing militia group the Oath Keepers, which has come under scrutiny for its part in the deadly riot in Washington D.C. this past winter. Schaffer is pictured in many photos from the insurrection. He turned himself in on Jan. 18. Schaffer was charged with six felonies but pleaded guilty to only two — obstruction and another charge related to his possession of bear spray in the Capitol — after enteri...