Dozens charged in Capitol siege, including Florida man carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern and Arizona man wearing fur hat and horns (yahoo.com)
Fun with Felonies (Woo Hoo) -
These are the charges filed in federal district court:
Adam Johnson, Parrish, Fl.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; theft of government property; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
- Was in custody in the Pinellas County Jail in Florida on Saturday morning, on a hold from the U.S. Marshal's office.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, Az.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
- The Justice Department noted he "carried a spear, approximately 6 feet in length, with an American flag tied just below the blade."
Doug Jensen, Des Moines, Ia.
Charges: not yet known
Derrick Evans, WV
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds.
- Evans, elected to the House of Delegates in November, resigned on Jan. 9.
- Justice Department alleges Evans streamed live to his Facebook page a video of himself joining and encouraging a crowd unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol.
- In the video, Evans is allegedly seen crossing the threshold of the doorway into the U.S. Capitol and shouting, “We’re in, we’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!”
Cleveland Meredith, residence not listed
Charge: making interstate threats to Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Richard Barnett, Gravette, Ar.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful entry; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; theft of public money, property or records.
- A Trump supporter who attended a "Stop the Steal" rally in Northwest Arkansas in November, Barnett has a long history of financial woes, online records show.
- Earlier this year, he tapped a COVID-19 government relief program meant to help struggling businesses amid the pandemic.
Lonnie Coffman, Al.
Charges: possession of an unregistered firearm (destructive device) and carrying a pistol without a license.
- It is alleged his vehicle contained 11 explosive devices known as Molotov cocktails and firearms.
- It is further alleged he was in possession of two firearms.
Mark Leffingwell, residence not listed
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; assault on a federal law enforcement officer; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
- Leffingwell allegedly entered the Senate side of the Capitol and when stopped by law enforcement, struck an officer in the helmet and chest.
Christopher Alberts, Md.
Charges: carrying or having readily accessible, on the grounds of the United States Capitol Building, a firearm and ammunition.
- Alberts was carrying a Taurus G2C, 9mm handgun and 9mm caliber ammunition.
Bradley Rukstales, Il.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
- The CEO of an Illinois company who lives in Central Florida, Rukstales told CBS Chicago: "It was the single worst personal decision of my life."
- His employer, Cogensia, released a statement Friday saying he had been fired.
- Rukstales told CBS Chicago: “I have no excuse for my actions and wish that I could take them back."
Joshua Pruitt, residence not listed
Charge: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.
- Pruitt told reporters with News 3 in Virginia he traveled to D.C. because, “Trump asked all the patriots to show up, so I did.”
- He added that by the time he arrived, the walls fencing the Capitol had already been breached and he walked right in but was quickly arrested.
- “I was hoping to go in and talk to the Senate and the House and actually speak,” Sweet said during the TV interview. “First of all, you're not going to get in there unless you walk right in.”
Matthew Council, Riverview, Fl.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
- Council allegedly unlawfully entered the Capitol building, and when stopped by law enforcement, he pushed the officer.
Cindy Fitchett, Va.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Michael Curzio, Fl.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Douglas Sweet, Hudgins, Va.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Terry Brown, Pa.
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Thomas Gallagher, no residence listed
Charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Other 'unrest-related' arrests
These "unrest-related" arrests were reported by the Metropolitan Police Department or the Capitol Police Department on Wednesday and Thursday in or near the Capitol and may include some of those also named above.
Alexander Kimmich, Md.
Charge: curfew violation
Andrew Johnson, Fl.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Anthony Tammaro, Pa.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Chris Georgia, Ga.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Christopher Alberts, Md.
Charges: carrying a pistol without a license, possessing a firearm on capitol grounds, curfew violation, possession of unregistered ammunition, and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device
Daniel Clavijo, Va.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Daniel Cleene, Wi.
Charges: curfew violation, Crossing Police Line
David Fitzgerald, Il.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
David Ross, Ma.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Earl Glosser, NC
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Esyedepa Aefyga, Unknown
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Gary Phaneuf, NY
Charges: curfew violation
Grant Moore, Buford, Ga.
Charge: carrying a pistol without a license and unregistered ammunition
Jere Brower, NC
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
John Anderson, St. Augustine, Fl.
Charge: Unlawful entry
John Parker, Mi.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Jonathan Doll, Unknown residence
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Joshua Knowles, Az.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Joshua Pruitt, D.C.
Charges: Riot Act - Felony, curfew violation, unlawful entry
Kristina Malimon, Or.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Lance Grames, NC
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Leonard Guthrie, Cape May, NJ
Charge: Unlawful entry
Marsha Murphy, Az.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Maurcio Mendez, Ct.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Micah Femia, Mi.
Charge: curfew violation
Michael Amos, Fl.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Nazeer Qaim, D.C.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Name Not Released, Md.
Charge: curfew violation
Ryan Mason, Md.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Stacy Ebanks, Md.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Tara Coleman, Pa.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Tyler Sofi, Md.
Charge: curfew violation
Victoria Bergeson, Ct.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
William Leany, Residence Unknown
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Yevgemya Malimon, Or.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Yuji Hiraiwa, Wy.
Charges: curfew violation, unlawful entry
Zandra Sixkiller-Kramer, Glenwood, Md.
Charges: unlawful entry