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© Getty Images A man who was photographed wielding plastic handcuffs inside the Senate Chamber during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has asked a judge’s permission to call his codefendant mom on Mother’s Day. Eric Munchel, dubbed on social media the “zip tie guy,” has not talked to his mom since the two were arrested in mid-January. They were subsequently barred from speaking with each other as a condition of their release from custody, according to his lawyer. In a Thursday court filing — which carried the heading “Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Authorization to Call Mother on Moth...

Abram Markofski and Brandon Nelson of Wisconsin and John Douglas Wright of Ohio were all arrested Monday and charged with breaking into the Capitol, the records show. Filings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that Markofski and Nelson have been under investigation since shortly after a tipster contacted the FBI a day after the riot. A charging document in Wright's case references four unnamed cooperating witnesses who each confirmed that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 based on Wright's own posts on Facebook. Source: F.B.I. | Department of Justice On January 16, 2021, the FBI post...

Accused Capitol rioter photographed with his feet up on Nancy Pelosi's desk released from jail By Lauren Peller Capitol riot suspect released from jail A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that Richard Barnett, the man who was photographed sitting at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, be released from jail pending trial.  Barnett, 60, left the Washington, D.C., jail where he was being held Tuesday night and will be placed on home detention and subject to GPS monitoring at his home in Arkansas, according to the ruling. He will be...

the fake stories about the real events... What took place at the Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly a politically motivated riot. As such, it should not be controversial to regard it as a dangerous episode. Any time force or violence is introduced into what ought to be the peaceful resolution of political conflicts, it should be lamented and condemned. The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread About the Capitol Riot Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels. By ...

Since several individuals accused of more serious wrongdoing at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are currently free while they await trial, then a Manheim Township man arrested for his actions that day should also be released from federal custody.  That’s one of the arguments made by an attorney for Michael Lopatic, who this week appealed a federal judge’s ruling that’s kept him locked up since his arrest on Feb. 3.  Prosecutors want Lopatic to remain incarcerated while he awaits trial, arguing he’s a flight risk and could try to obstruct justice. “There is...