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An 80-year-old Chester County man has been arrested by the FBI as the 40th Pennsylvania resident charged for having a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Gary Wickersham, of West Chester, was charged on May 7 following an FBI investigation.
Court documents on Wickersham’s case thus far were released late on Tuesday.
Investigators identified him three days after the riot when an acquaintance shared texts Wickresham sent about the time he spent inside the Capitol Building during the insurrection.
Wickersham falsely claimed antifa was behind the attack, but he had the right to be inside the Capitol because he pays his taxes according to court documents.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this morning urging support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Below is
WASHINGTON - Here s a look at how area members of Congress voted May 7 - May 13.
Along with the week s roll call votes, the Senate also passed the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act (S. 593).
House
House Vote 1:
ORPHAN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: The House has rejected the Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (H.R. 1629), sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa. The bill would have prevented prescription drug manufacturers who receive orphan status for a drug from the Food and Drug Administration from using the same status for a newly approved drug that has an ingredient identical to the drug that received orphan status. Dean said the change would help ensure people can gain access to newer therapies and medically assisted treatments that are potentially blocked due to orphan designation. The vote, on May 11, was 250 yeas to 168 nays, with a two-thirds majority required for approval.
Gary Wickersham, an 80-year-old retired U.S. Army vet, is the 40th Pennsylvanian publicly charged with taking part in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.