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Capitol rioters: Dozens charged make questionable claims regarding encounters with police By Jacques Billeaud Timeline of the riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6 What started as a congressional and democratic exercise in the peaceful transfer of power, devolved into death, destruction and chaos. PHOENIX (AP) - Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entrance on Jan. 6. "Let him out, he’s done," Black claimed to have told rioters. But federal prosecut...

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...

Topeka man arrested for January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol