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View Comments Daniel Baker was convicted Thursday of making threats to attack right-wing provocateurs he believed were destined to descend on Florida’s Capitol building to take it over. After two days of trial in which the 33-year-old Army veteran testified on his own behalf, jurors deliberated for about four hours before returning two guilty verdicts on federal counts he used the internet to transmit two true threats to kidnap or injure. Baker, who has been held in federal detention in Tall...

Tallahassee man found guilty of Florida Capitol threats By Ryan Dailey article Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure. During a trial that lasted about 2½ days, Baker’s defense argued that the series of social media posts that led to his arrest were "jokes." Federal prosecutors set out to...

Florida man found guilty in plot to confront protests at state Capitol Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.   By Ryan Dailey Updated Earlier today TALLAHASSEE — A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capit...

TALLAHASSEE — A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges. Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure. During a trial that lasted about 2½ days, Baker’s defense argued...

A man who plotted to confront would-be protesters at Floridas Capitol was found guilty. A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges. Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or inj...

Man found guilty in Florida Capitol plot Photo via Daniel Bakers Facebook account. A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges. Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure...

WFSU News Students from all over will be moving to Tallahassee for fall classes. Thats causing some FSU students to worry that the influx of people could create an uptick in coronavirus cases. A Tallahassee man who was arrested in January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges. Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the stat...

A federal jury began hearing arguments Tuesday in the trial of a Tallahassee man accused of plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol in January.

Federal prosecutors began laying out their case against Daniel Baker, portraying him as an anarchist with a military background who was capable of carrying out the violent call to arms he posted online about attacking right-wing protesters at the Florida Capitol earlier this year. Baker, 33, appeared in U.S. District Court Tuesday for the first day of his trial on two federal counts involving the transmission of threats over the internet to kill or injure. He signaled to U.S. Judge Allen C. Win...

stock.adobe.com Daniel Baker was arrested January 15th over a series of social media posts relating to anticipated protests at the Florida Capitol. A federal jury began hearing arguments Tuesday in the trial of a Tallahassee man accused of plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the Florida Capitol in January. Daniel Baker was arrested Jan. 15 after making a series of social media posts issuing a “call to arms” in anticipation of demonstrations by supporters of former Presiden...