FBI digs deeper into Capitol riot actions, actors
Three extremist groups have drawn the most attention from the feds as they seek to avoid inauguration violence: the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters.
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Three extremist groups have drawn the most attention from the feds as they seek to avoid inauguration violence: the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters.
Officials fear violent demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol and outside all 50 state Capitols this weekend. Credit: Photo by Jake Zuckerman Clashing protesters brawl for the second time Wednesday on the Ohio statehouse campus. A man in Proud Boys gear winds up a punch with his right fist clenched. Author: Jake Zuckerman Ohio Capital Journal Published: 12:26 PM EST January 17, 2021 Updated: 12:26 PM EST January 17, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a peaceful protest outside the Ohio Statehouse. Then it was a crowd of Proud Boys wailing on Dejuan Sha...
Special to The Times A Champaign County bartender who runs a self-identified militia, joined by three others in her unit, drove to Washington, D.C., last week to join what descended into a seditious mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol. Jessica Watkins, 38, a bartender, said she doesn’t consider herself as having committed a crime — she said she didn’t destroy any property or tussle with any police officers. While she and one other man in her unit roamed hallways around the U.S. Senate (she said the two others are elderly and stayed outside), they made active efforts to stop any property de...