Jan. 6 capitol riot articles
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Another Jan. 6 defendant dies by suicide while awaiting trial: Report
A Florida man has committed suicide while awaiting trial for his alleged actions at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, reports say.David Kennedy Homol of Umatilla, Florida, about 45 miles northwest of Orlando, and his much younger half-brother, Dillon Homol, went to the Capitol that fateful day to participate in the "Stop the Steal" rally. While there, David Homol allegedly struck two police officers with a plastic flagpole before illegally entering the building with Dillon.He sees it as...
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Letters to the Editor: The worst Jan. 6 offender hasn't spent a second in prison
To the editor: In her May 9 column about the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and whom former President Trump is promising to pardon should he win a second term, Jackie Calmes tells the story of Ryan T. Nichols, who was sentenced recently to a five-year prison term and ordered to pay $200,000 for being "in 'a class of his own' among the rioters." Calmes believes that description more fittingly belongs to two other offenders, who are currently serving 18- and 22-year...
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FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report
FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Jan. 6, 2021. PHOTO: Wikipedia The FBI released on Tuesday a new batch of records about its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising—raising more questions about the event in the process. Among the 107 pages of new records is a series of emails with the subject line, “Stand down. See below.” The emails are heavily redacted, and the individuals in the email...