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Rioters at U.S. Capitol trying to change narrative on confrontation with police Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File Facebook Share “Let him out, he’s done,” Black claimed to have told rioters. But federal prosecutors say surveillance footage doesn’t back up Black’s account. They said he acknowledged that he wanted to get the officer out of the way — because the cop was blocking his path inside. At least a dozen of the 400 pe...

May 11, 2021 Jacques billeaud PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the United States (US) Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entrance on January 6. “Let him out, he’s done,” Black claimed to have told rioters. But federal prosecutors said surveillance footage doesn’t back up Black’s account. They said he acknowledged that he wanted to get the officer out of the way — because the cop was blocking his path inside. At least a dozen of the 400 people charged so far...

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – A Santa Fe man charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection had the door held open for him by a Capitol Police officer, his attorney says. “He did not breach any barriers,” said attorney Dan Cron, who is representing 42-year-old Matthew Martin. “He thought by virtue of the fact that the Capitol Police opened the doors up that it was OK to go in.” No police or officials told Martin he had to leave, Cron said, adding that video Martin took while inside the Capitol corroborated that claim. .......

Created: April 23, 2021 03:15 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Matthew Martin, 42, faces four federal charges for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Court documents reveal Martin, who lives in Santa Fe, admitted to FBI agents that he was involved in the insurrection on Jan. 6. Martin works for a defense contractor for the federal government and holds a security clearance.  Court documents state Martin decided to travel to Washington after reading then-President Donald Trump’s tweets regarding the election being stolen. Martin also stated that "he realized later that the protests we...

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – A high-ranking administrator with a nonprofit who had been accused of having illegal contracts with Española Public Schools had three of four charges dismissed because the state Attorney General’s Office failed to properly instruct the grand jury that indicted him. Barney Trujillo, who now serves as operations manager for the Northern Area Local Workforce Board, was originally charged with three counts of unlawful interest in a public contract and failure to disclose campaign contributions. The three charges related to the public contracts...