#Capitol on lockdown series
He was arrested on the same day that the House committee investigating the attack was set to open a landmark series of public hearings. His next scheduled court appearance will be a virtual hearing on June 16. Kelley was released after making a brief appearance alongside his lawyer in a federal courtroom in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kelley’s campaign that said “Political Prisoner” - echoing how many on the right have referred to those taken into custody in connection with the Jan. On Wednesday afternoon, a message was posted on a Facebook page for Mr. 6, 2021.Ī man who answered the telephone listed for the campaign treasurer said, “No comment, thank you” when reached by a reporter. Liz Cheney: The vice chairwoman of the House committee has been unrepentant in continuing to blame Mr.Trump was portrayed as a would-be autocrat willing to shred the Constitution to hang onto power. Trump, the Proud Boys and a Capitol Police officer. An Unsettling Narrative: During the first hearing, the panel presented a gripping story with a sprawling cast of characters, but only three main players: Mr.The Meaning of the Hearings: While the public sessions aren’t going to unite the country, they could significantly affect public opinion.Making a Case Against Trump: The committee appears to be laying out a road map for prosecutors to indict former President Donald J.Kelley used “his hands to support another rioter” who was pulling down a metal barricade, and that he gestured “to the crowd, consistently indicating” that it should continue moving toward the entrance to the Capitol. Capitol Police officers.” The filing also said that Mr. Kelley appeared to use his phone “to film the crowd assaulting and pushing past U.S. Kelley’s actions in a filing to the court, saying at one point that Mr. All four charges are misdemeanors, according to Bill Miller, a spokesman for the United States attorney’s office in the District of Columbia.Īn F.B.I. Kelley was charged with committing violence against a person or property on restricted grounds, damaging federal property, disorderly conduct and entering a restricted building or grounds without permission. Kelley is the first person running for election in a major state or federal race to be charged in connection with the attack. Schneider, a special agent with the F.B.I. 6 attack, was arrested at his home in Allendale, Mich., on Thursday morning, according to Mara R. The live updates for this event have ended.Ryan Kelley, a Republican running for governor in Michigan who was at the Capitol during the Jan. "The immense gratitude of the Congress is with all law enforcement officers who today and all days sacrifice to keep the Capitol Complex and those within it safe," she said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement after Roseberry's surrender, commending the law enforcement that "once again" had to deal with a "potential threat to the Capitol Hill community." The nearby Supreme Court, James Madison Memorial Building, Thomas Jefferson Building and Cannon House Office Building were evacuated, as well as some residential blocks close to the scene. The FBI, D.C's Metropolitan Police and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also aided in the response and negotiations with Roseberry. Capitol Police Twitter account alerted the public of an "active bomb threat" Thursday morning on Twitter, and advised people to stay away from the area as officers investigate. Authorities have yet to confirm Roseberry's motive and whether he did have an operable explosive in the truck. Roseberry livestreamed parts of his standoff on Facebook throughout the incident, speaking about a "revolution," asking to get President Joe Biden on the phone and calling on Democrats to "step down." At one point, he warned that if snipers shot him,"these two and a half blocks going with me."įacebook eventually removed his profile and posts from the site. (ET) after parking his truck on the sidewalk around 9:15 a.m., according to U.S. He was taken into custody "without incident" around 2:30 p.m. Police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry. What followed was an hourslong standoff until his surrender as authorities tried to negotiate a "peaceful resolution" with the man and nearby buildings and homes were evacuated.
Thursday morning and told police that he had a bomb. A North Carolina man drove a pickup truck onto the sidewalk outside of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
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