Houston police officer under investigation after participating in U.S. Capitol riot
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Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune
An 18-year veteran of the Houston Police Department is under federal investigation for his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
On Sunday, a community member sent Acevedo a picture of the patrol officer carrying a Trump flag outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 rally, Acevedo said. The officer had also posted a photo of himself at the Capitol on Facebook. Acevedo then contacted the FBI to launch a joint investigation into the officer’s role in the riot.
Antifa has become a kind of cultural boogeyman, used as a pejorative by conservative politicians to strike fear into the hearts of constituents and smear Democrats. Following the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on Jan 6., many conservative figures have tried to distance themselves from the rioters, and some have gone so far as to blame antifa â a loose coalition of generally left-leaning grassroots activists who expose white supremacists and far-right extremists â for the destruction and violence, which included the death of Capitol Police officer and military veteran Brian Sicknick.
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