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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Right-wing extremism has previously mostly played out in isolated pockets of America or in smaller cities. In contrast, the deadly attack by rioters on the U.S. Capitol targeted the very heart of government. It brought together members of disparate groups, creating the opportunity for extremists to establish links with each other. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) A Champion man charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol made an appearance Monday in a Washington, D.C., federal court. ....
Staff and wire report Rachel Powell, of Sandy Lake, Pa., uses a bullhorn to talk to passing cars while protesting stay-at-home orders and the shutdown of non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic outside the Mercer County Courthouse, on April 20, 2020, in Mercer, Pa. Federal agents on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, were at the home of Powell, who told a magazine this week she was at the U.S. Capitol last month during the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, a TV station reported. WKBN-TV said investigators were conducting court-authorized activity at her home. (Tanner Mondok / The Herald via AP) Staff and wire report ....
SEAN BARRON YOUNGSTOWN New Youngstown police Chief Carl Davis said that rebuilding greater trust and better relations between police and those in minority communities begins with what can be a painful admission. “We should acknowledge the history of racism in this country regarding how minorities have faced injustices from police,” said Davis, whom Mayor Jamael Tito Brown hired earlier this month as the city’s top law enforcement officer. Davis was among several Mahoning Valley police chiefs who shared their views on policing during Tuesday’s Next Steps Coalition’s fourth town hall meeting. About 30 law enforcement personnel, community activists, religious leaders and others attended the one-hour virtual session. Jaladah Aslam, the Youngstown / Warren Black Caucus president, served as moderator. ....
A Warren man is among three Ohioans charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump Jan. 6, the day the joint session of Congress was interrupted during the Electoral College vote count when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Stephen M. Ayres, 38, of Warren, was arrested Monday, after tips, including at least one from Ayres’ family member, led FBI agents to social media posts in which investigators said he and another man had identified themselves by his first and last names. The other man, who was not identified in the affidavit, stated that he and Ayres “walked right into the Capitol building” after antifa “breached the door” so it was left open. The video was recorded later in the day Jan. 6, reportedly in a D.C. hotel room. ....
gvogrin@tribtoday.com AP This image provided by the FBI, taken from a video security camera in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, shows a man wearing a Trump 2020 winter cap and a bulletproof vest beside a wooden coat rack, standing among other rioters. The FBI identified the man as Dustin Thompson. Thompson was among three Ohioans charged recently with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. A Warren man also was charged in the breach. A Warren man is among three Ohioans charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, the day the joint session of Congress was interrupted during the Electoral College vote count when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. ....