N.J. among states with most number of suspects in attack on U.S. Capitol
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
And the Garden State is among the states with the most suspects.
Several news and academic organizations are keeping track of those charged. While the lists change daily, use information from differing sources - local police, federal prosecutors and court documents - New Jersey ranks in the top five in most.
CBS News reported Jan. 29 that 179 suspects had come from 39 states, and 18 hailed from Texas, followed by 14 from New York, 13 from Florida and 11 from California. They had nine from New Jersey at the time.
arrow Pro-Trump protesters seen on and around Capitol building. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election on January 6,2020 Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock
Two weeks after armed insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, a picture is emerging about the extremist ideologies that motivated the attackers charged with federal crimes, including nearly two dozen from New York and New Jersey.
While this may be a blue part of the country, the indictments show that the cornucopia of the far-right is present here. They are MAGA in miniature a coalition of adherents of a variety of extremist ideologies, often radicalized online, and always aligned in support of former President Donald Trump. They don’t fit any caricature of the far-right: Those arrested included city employees and an art student; people of varying incomes, religions, and neighborhoods.
A Monmouth County correctional police officer took an emergency holiday from work to travel with a friend to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 where they both joined the insurrection at the Capitol, according to a federal criminal complaint filed against both women.
Marissa Suarez and Patricia Todisco are among nearly a dozen New Jersey residents facing federal charges in connection to the attack.
Both women are accused of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.
Federal investigators were able to track the driving route of Suarez s Jeep Wrangler early in the morning on Jan. 6, among evidence gathered as to Suarez and Todisco s involvement, according to the complaint.
UpdatedMon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:41 am ET
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WASHINGTON, DC – Nine from New Jersey now among the growing list of people charged in connection with the Jan. 6th riot at the US Capitol. And the FBI is still continuing its manhunt by posting photos of individuals who unlawfully entered and assaulted federal officers last week.
The latest from New Jersey to be arrested came late this week when another six people were charged.
They included: an allegedly avowed white supremacist; a corrections officer who resigned following her arrest; a South Jersey woman who was allegedly encouraging rioters to storm the Capitol; and an undefeated golden and diamond gloves champion who owns a gym.
More from NJ charged in Trump riot: Monmouth cop, MMA fighter
A Monmouth County correctional police officer and an MMA fighter were among four more New Jersey people charged on Friday in connection with the incursion at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The arrests of Marissa Suarez, Patricia Todisco, Stephanie Hazelton and Scott Fairlamb brings the number of New Jersey residents charged to nine.
Suarez, who worked as a correctional police officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution for the past year, submitted her resignation on Friday, according to Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden. A violation of federal or state law of any kind is unacceptable, particularly from a sworn member of law enforcement whose role is to protect and serve, said Golden, who is head of the Monmouth County Republican Committee. Actions have consequences and that applies to those who participated in the peaceful protests that resulted in violence at the Capitol.