Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Ark. turned himself in Friday morning. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 11:15 PM EST January 8, 2021
GRAVETTE, Ark. According to the FBI, a man from Northwest Arkansas who stormed Capitol Hill with a mob of President Trump supporters has been arrested in Arkansas.
Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette made national headlines Wednesday (Jan. 6) after he was seen with his foot on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s office in the midst of a riot at the Capitol. He also took a letter from Speaker Pelosi s office and bragged about it outside the Capitol.
5NEWS spoke with Barnett on Wednesday. He showed no remorse for his actions at the Capitol.
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January 09, 2021 02:25 IST
The department said it had arrested several suspects, including Richard Barnett, a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump who invaded the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Damage is visible in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday.
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The department said it had arrested several suspects, including Richard Barnett, a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump who invaded the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has indicted 15 people involved in the assault on Congress, including one man accused of possessing bombs made to act like homemade napalm.
Election results: How many military absentee ballots are left to count in Georgia?
Zach Dennis
zdennis@savannahnow.com
Georgia had 17,000 military and overseas ballots requested for the Georgia Senate race runoffs, said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Those ballots can arrive by 5 p.m. Friday and still be eligible for tally in this historic runoff election between Raphael Warnock and Kelly Loeffler in one Senate race, and Jon Ossoff against David Perdue in the second race.
In the general election in November, the Secretary of State’s office announced that 8,900 military and overseas absentee ballots had been sent out, but not yet returned on the final day of eligibility in that election.
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‘A remarkable public servant and an even better man’: Officials honor former Gov. Dick Thornburgh
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From left, former Govs. Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge at the inauguration of Gov. Tom Corbett, Jan. 18, 2011. (Dan Gleiter, PennLive.com)THE PATRIOT-NEWS
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh was hailed by current and former officials for his public service, his passion and his principles.
Thornburgh died Thursday at the age of 88. He served two terms as Pennsylvania’s governor. He had just taken office when the Three Mile Island accident occurred in 1979 and was recognized for steady leadership during an unprecedented crisis.