Update: Arrested — Oath keepers planned their attack on the Capitol. *** Jessica Watkins, Ohio, army veteran trained for this moment with the Ohio Regular Militia, as she was reminded in her ear as she strode up the Capitol steps. She was told to take hostages by those who were speaking into her ear via Zello. On January 06, people listening to the 2 way radio channels on Zello channel Stop the steal J6, Oathkeepers WHO ARE MOSTLY VETERANS… heard an Ohio woman on the app as they watched her on TV leading Oathkeepers in a line of “militia” members hand on shoulders up the steps.
The Oathkeepers called her Jess, which helped find her, and she may be one of those who made it deeper into the bowels of the Capitol. She is presently denying being there for anything other than to provide first aid if needed. (Ala the Kyle Rittenhouse defense book...) After listening to Audio of what she heard and said… I don’t think so! Click the green LISTEN button at this site : https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/zello-tapes-walkie-talkie-app-used-during-insurrection-on-the-media
Update: arrested , Donovan Crowl, former Marine, Ohio Oathkeepers was also spotted inside the Capitol. “In a drunken phone call with New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow, Crowl, 50, said he had gone to Washington to “do security for V.I.P.s” whom he declined to name. He said his intentions had never been violent, and that “we protected the fucking Capitol Hill police,” though he declined to substantiate that claim.” https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-capitol-riots-donovan-crowl/
I have questions …The Capitol has a system whereby anyone with electronics can be traced and tracked even if they did not turn on their devices… If so why are they only using videos taken by insurrectionists/media and not interior camera footage? How do they not know who tore out the panic buttons of Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Office? Her staff said they were not there in the morning of Jan 06. If the system was working, it should also have the tours the day before. And why are these 2 not yet questioned, (except by the media) charged, or arrested?
A list of over 800 “militia” channels was sent to Zello… and they finally capitulated and removed many channels, but not all, and left most users intact. https://blog.zello.com/zello-takes-action-against-militias
VIDEO: ‘The Oath Keepers also describe themselves as a nonpartisan association and are made up of tens of thousands of former military, police and other state agencies whose pledge is to defend the constitution.’ Dear lord, they think they are patriotic… https://news.sky.com/story/tracking-down-the-militia-among-the-oath-keepers-who-stormed-the-us-capitol-12190150
"Some unlawful militias specifically recruit from the military because of their expertise in firearms, explosives, and tactical skills," McCord explained. "And the idea of continuing to have a mission can be very appealing to ex-military, especially if they are predisposed ideologically with the unlawful militias." McCord called it "a serious problem" and said it's something that the military "should be addressing" -- both with respect to active duty and former military members. https://abcnews.go.com/US/dozen-military-members-arrested-connection-capitol-riot/story?id=75278680
Read more here:
Compilation of the events and people arrested/involved on January 06… updated daily.
Long List of the Who's Who in Jan 06 Capitol terrorist attacks, plus list of VIDEOS and More https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/14/2009052/-A-Long-List-of-the-Who-s-Who-in-Jan-06-Capitol-terrorist-attacks-plus-list-of-VIDEOS-and-More
Anthime "Tim" Gionet, AKA “Baked Alaska” Arrested in Houston; Media Totally Screw Up Their Ledes. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/16/2009795/-Anthime-Tim-Gionet-AKA-Baked-Alaska-Arrested-in-Houston-Media-Totally-Screw-Up-Their-Ledes
Monday, Jan 18, 2021 · 6:38:14 AM +00:00 · List maker NOT List taker
Inside job? Well Lauren Boebert’s mother is more interested in Q-Anon than Lauren is… and Lauren gave her mother a tour the week of her signing in. (But there had to be others and a woman saw “people” in tRUMP gear being given a Capitol tour on Jan 04 or 5th…
Wilks and fellow Oath Keepers have come out in the past to serve as protection for Boebert during her campaign and reportedly were part of the crowd that turned into the mob storming the Capitol.
Boebert’s mother, Shawn Bentz, did not respond to a Facebook message asking for comment about her daughter’s first week in office. Bentz, who is an open supporter of QAnon on social media, went to Washington with Boebert for her swearing in ceremony. She was pictured with Boebert at that ceremony and mentioned that she had gone on detailed tours of the Capitol buildings with her daughter. She was staying with Boebert in her D.C. apartment that first week, according to her social media posts.
Prior to the Jan. 6 riot, using the Twitter name Shawna Roberts-Bentz, she retweeted White House political advisor Dan Scavino: “See you soon PATRIOTS.”
Monday, Jan 18, 2021 · 6:19:08 PM +00:00 · List maker NOT List taker
The remarks on here are pretty sad for the most part. Here are a few reminders… before you all fall for the “heal and move on” crap the RW operatives are using to slither out of this mess!
BLM marchers were treated like criminals; beaten, tazed, fired on with tear gas, and pellets and rubber bullets, and arrested when they had permits and were peaceful. And the same National guards were in a place to be deployed just as they were for BLM but not deployed Jan 06? THE SAME ONES!
Are you aware of this? Jun 2, 2020, A white supremacist channel on Telegram encouraged followers to incite violence during police brutality protests by 'shooting in a crowd,' according to internal DHS memo. Citing the FBI, the note said that two days after Floyd's death, the channel "incited followers to engage in violence and start the 'boogaloo' — a term used by some violent extremists to refer to the start of a second Civil War — by shooting in a crowd." One of the messages in the channel called for potential shooters to "frame the crowd around you" for the violence, the note said, according to Politico. Other media outlets have also reported on white supremacist groups weaponizing protests against police brutality to incite violence.
Yet, here is what the police and tRUMP’s DOJ concentrated on…Here is an IMMENSE Twitter thread that documents this summers violence FROM POLICE on BLM protestors… *** June 8th This lawyer has 442 incidents with video…. of police /National guard violence in summer of 2020. At least 8 people lost eyes. Over 600 people were injured by poice.
Have you forgotten that many people in wheelchairs were removed physically from their wheel chairs in their peaceful and certainly non violent protect in the Capitol?
Seeing the Capitol Police bag full of those same restraints and unused looked damn disgusting on January 06. No one was arrested on site FFS. A handful that were, were let go.
Okay here’s another. During tRUMP’s inauguration, they had even peaceful marchers arrested and they had permits. They went through years of lagal battles and costs, even though the charges were bogus.
tRUMP and his DOJ minions wanted them to suffer because he is a vengeful POS and guess what? This is still tRUMP’s loyal DOJ.
Monday, Jan 18, 2021 · 6:40:55 PM +00:00 · List maker NOT List taker
Prosecutors have charged Robert Gieswein, Colorado, a member of the ‘wannabes militia’ the Three Percenters. He is the one in tactical gear holding the baseball bat in several videos. Although not as large as the Oathkeepers, this group is more violent. anarchist and fake “patriot.”
Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, Q, New Jersey, A US Navy contractor with "secret" security clearance and access to military munitions was charged with unlawfully entering the Capitol, disorderly conduct inside the building, and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Naval Criminal Investigative Service described Hale-Cusanelli as an "avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer" who posted YouTube videos proffering "extreme political opinions and viewpoints" on his channel called the Based Hermes Show as well as on other forums.
Moe on Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, presently an ARMY RESERVIST “ Before he traveled from New Jersey to DC, Hale-Cusanelli wrote an online post saying the Q motto, "Trust the plan, it’s the final countdown, stay tuned next episode" and "and “Trust the plan, major announcement soon," according to court documents.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/us-navy-contractor-arrested-capitol-riot
Judging from the responses here, it is time for Americans to wake up to the danger of these groups and the Republicans who not only coddle them, but breed, hire and support them.
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021 · 10:39:17 PM +00:00 · List maker NOT List taker
Wannabe Militias planned their attack on the Capitol
Oath keepers
Some of the messages relayed between the Oathkeepers :
“While at the Capitol, one alleged member, Thomas Edward Caldwell, allegedly received a Facebook message reading "All members are in the tunnels under capital seal them in. Turn on gas."
In subsequent messages VIA Zello, an unidentified person appeared to give Caldwell directions inside the labyrinthian government building:
"Tom all legislators are down in the Tunnels 3floors down" one says. "Go through back house chamber doors facing N left down hallway down steps," says another, according to court documents. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/oath-keepers-capitol-riot-charges/index.html
“We have a good group,”Watkins said early in the riot, according to the charging document. “We have about 30-40 of us. We are sticking together and sticking to the plan.” An unknown male responded, “We’ll see you soon, Jess. Airborne.”
An unidentified man said later, “You are executing citizen’s arrest. Arrest this assembly; we have probable cause for acts of treason, election fraud.” Ms. Watkins responded that she and others were under the main dome of the Capitol, and another unknown male voice encouraged her to continue, saying this was what they “trained for.”
On Facebook, Caldwell referred to the military oath, ‘to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. ‘
“It begins for real Jan 5 and 6 on Washington D.C. when we mobilize in the streets. Let them try to certify some crud on capitol hill with a million or more patriots in the streets.”
“they have morphed into pure evil even blatantly rigging an election and paying off the political caste ...“We must smite them now and drive them down,” Caldwell said.
On Jan 8, Caldwell posted a YouTube video of themselves storming the Capitol on Jan. 06, motioning to the building and shouting “Every single *%$* in there is a traitor. Every single one.”
In the affidavit written by an FBI special agent, the Facebook entries talked about their hotel and also added they would be hooking up with the North Carolina crew. (Will check to see who soon)
The founder of the Oathkeepers …Stewart Rhodes … told them to come to DC and take a stand, Stop the steal, then deserted them…
Charging documents said Mr. Caldwell was “believed to have a leadership role” in the group. While Mr. Crowl addressed him as “Commander” in a message cited in court documents, his precise role remains murky.
Mr. Caldwell, however, appeared to think that Mr. Rhodes was doing too little to organize for the day. “I don’t know if Stewie has even gotten out his call to arms but its a little friggin late,” Caldwell wrote “This is one we are doing on our own. We will link up with the north carolina crew.”
After implicating the person with him named Sharon, saying she took being pepper sprayed well … Caldwell sent a message to Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Oathkeepers founder:
FYI: Rand Paul is trying to distract everyone from this… The leader of the Oathkeepers is a former Aide of Rand Paul’s. Elmer “Stewart” Rhodes… a “Constitutional lawyer” who also trained Rand Paul’s staff. This amazing piece on the Oath keepers will help you understand why Rand Paul and others who were very close suddenly trying to distance himself further from his once loyal aide… (or is he )
“Proud Boys scuffled with cops and drove them inside to hide. Breached the doors. One guymade it all the way to the house floor, another to Pelosi’s office. A good time.” He added soon after, “We need to do this at the local level. Lets storm the Capitol in Ohio. Tell me when.”
The next three Oathkeepers listed, Caldwell, Watkins and Crowl have had charges upgraded to: Conspiracy, 2 counts and 3 other charges, some of the highest thus far… https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226246/gov.uscourts.dcd.226246.1.1_2.pdf
*** Thomas Edward Caldwell, Virginia, Oath Keepers, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly “planning and coordinating” the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The extra charge of conspiracy for he and fellow Oathkeepers could mean a long sentence if convicted. . https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356326/download
More on Caldwell. Facebook information that was subsequently provided included, “Caldwell used Facebook to communicate with fellow members of the Oath Keepers and helped make hotel arrangements for their stay in the Washington, D.C. area. He later posted photos from the siege, saying “Us storming the castle. Please share... I am such an instigator!” More in those connected: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-capitol-arrests/oath-keepers-militia-members-arrested-for-role-in-us-capitol-siege-idUSKBN29O275
Audio: Jessica Watkins, Ohio, army veteran says she trained for this moment with the Ohio Regular Militia. She was told to take hostages by those who were speaking into her ear On January 06. People listening to the 2 way radio channels on Zello channel Stop the steak J6, Oathkeepers WHO ARE MOSTLY VETERANS… but one of them heard an Ohio woman leading Oathkeepers in a line of “militia” members hand on shoulders up the steps. They call her jess, and she may be one of those who made it deeper into the bowels of the Capitol. She is presently https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/zello-tapes-walkie-talkie-app-used-during-insurrection-on-the-media
More on Watkins: Also on Parler, on January 6, WATKINS posted another video from that day and wrote, “Yeah. We stormed the Capitol today. Teargassed, the whole, 9. Pushed our way into the Rotunda. Made it into the Senate even. The news is lying (even Fox) about the Historical Events we created today,” yet she still insists she was there as medical personal… to help… https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356116/download
Donovan Crowl, former Marine, Ohio Oathkeepers was also spotted inside the Capitol. “In a drunken phone call with New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow, Crowl, 50, said he had gone to Washington to “do security for V.I.P.s” whom he declined to name. He said his intentions had never been violent, and that “we protected the fucking Capitol Hill police,” though he declined to substantiate that claim.” https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-capitol-riots-donovan-crowl/
More on Crowl. Here is the Special agent’s affadvit: https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356106/download
Jon Ryan Schaffer, Indiana, Oath Keepers, carried bear spray into the Capitol. Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Disrupting the Orderly Conduct of Government Business; Knowingly Engages in an Act of Physical Violence Against Any Person or Property in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Engage in an Act of Physical Violence in a Capitol Building; Parade, Demonstrate, or Picket in a Capitol Building. He is the front man of the heavy metal band “Iced Earth.” He identifies as an anarchist and said “We’re not going to merge into some globalist, communist system, it will not happen. There will be a lot of bloodshed if it comes down to that, trust me.” https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356006/download
Alex Kirk Harkrider, Texas, Oathkeepers, federal charges include conspiracy and unlawful entry with a dangerous weapon, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; civil disorder, assault on a federal officer, using a deadly or dangerous weapon, and aiding and abetting. https://www.ksla.com/2021/01/19/east-texans-accused-taking-part-us-capitol-siege-charged-with-federal-crimes/
Ryan Nichols, Texas, Oathkeepers, federal charges include conspiracy and unlawful entry with a dangerous weapon, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; civil disorder, assault on a federal officer, using a deadly or dangerous weapon, and aiding and abetting. “Nichols made Facebook posts before the Jan. 6 incident that implied he was going to take part, including one with a photo of a bullet that said, “By bullet or ballot restoration of the republic is coming!” https://www.ksla.com/2021/01/19/east-texans-accused-taking-part-us-capitol-siege-charged-with-federal-crimes/
Proud Boys
Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader, was arrested 2 days ahead of the rally and ordered to stay out of D.C. That did foil the plans for the group, but they still stayed in touch to co-ordinate a plan.
In a Nov. 8 post in a private channel of the messaging app Telegram, the group urged its followers to attend protests against an election that it said had been fraudulently stolen from Mr. Trump. “Hail Emperor Trump,” the Proud Boys wrote.
But by this week, the group’s attitude toward Mr. Trump had changed. “Trump will go down as a total failure,” the Proud Boys said in the same Telegram channel on Monday.
[Snip} members of the group have begun calling Mr. Trump a “shill” and “extraordinarily weak,” ... They have also urged supporters to stop attending rallies and protests held for Mr. Trump or the Republican Party. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html
*Back in December, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, president of the Proud Boys posted about Biden’s being voted in as President via electoral votes… wrote about Jan 6th:
“The ProudBoys will turn out in record numbers on Jan 6th but this time with a twist…,” Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the group’s president, wrote on Parler ...(Since deleted but shown on the right) “We will not be wearing our traditional Black and Yellow. We will be incognito and we will spread across downtown DC in smaller teams. And who knows….we might dress in all BLACK for the occasion.”
[*Dressing in black was to look like “ANITIFA, as a previous circulation asked them to do, even though mainly anarchists and black block dress all in back]
Tarrio was arrested in Washington DC o January 4th, and was found to have firearms. He was told to not come back… and released although that threat in Dec sounded like a threat on the electoral college votes. His gang showed up…
Joseph Biggs, Florida, Proud Boys organizer and organizer of the far-right, all-male group of self-described "Western chauvinists," was one of the first to enter the Capitol building through a door that was opened by a small group that got in by breaking a window with a police body shield. “This is awesome!” he said in a video as he entered the Capitol, and many have pointed out he wore 2-way radio device. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/proud-boys-organizer-joe-biggs-charged-capitol-riot-n1254999
Biggs’ violent rhetoric has made him a popular voice in the far right. His slogans include “Death To Antifa” and “I’m Just Here For The Violence” and “Training To Throw Communists Out Of Helicopters.” https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/joe-biggs-arrested-capitol-riot_n_60086ca0c5b62c0057c2791c
Dominic “ Spazzo“ Pezzola, New York, Pezzola is a member of the Proud Boys, was in the Marines for seven years Pezzola used a Capitol Police shield to break an exterior building and then went inside. He posted a video of himself smoking a cigar and saying, "Victory smoke in the Capitol, boys. ... I knew we could take this (expletive) over if we tried hard enough." https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2021/01/15/dominic-pezzola-rochester-ny-charged-capitol-riot/4177278001/
Nicholas R. Ochs, Proud Boys, Hawaii; Leader of the Proud Boy gang in Hawaii AND Ochs ran for the state House of Representatives formally endorsed by Hawaii’s Republican Party and Roger F’ong Stone… DAMN! https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/01/nick-ochs-and-hawaii-a-harbinger-of-local-right-wing-politics-in-our-state/
Joshua Pruitt, DC?, Proud Boys, was one of 13 charged with loitering during the curfew. An officer recognized him from a video as being in the Capitol, as he wore the same hat and clothing. Pruit worked as a bartender in DC but reportedly only worked a shift and a half. https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1351721/download
*** Joshua Pruitt Pruitt was released after this hearing because he said he was a good boy and tried to stop any violence and has now denounced the group… Here he is making the pledge… which is all it takes to become one: https://twitter.com/mrwtr0102/status/1347789792415776768?s=20
Bryan Betancur, (aka Bryan Clooney, aka Maximo Clooney) Maryland, Proud Boys, (aka Bryan Clooney; Maximo Clooney) self-professed white supremacist whose admissions about wanting to do a school or other mas shooting or drive into people. His statements are utterly frightening. He said he was distributing bibles to get parole officer to allow a visit DC … however, BETANCUR’s monitoring device logged the latitude/longitude coordinates 38.889908/-77.009973 … the western steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1355921/download
*** Jay Robert Thaxton, Proud Boys, North Carolina; Arrested January 8, yet still not on the DOJ list of those being investigated, which is odd being Oathkeepers member Crowl wrote “This is one we are doing on our own. We will link up with the north carolina crew.
Andrew Ryan Bennet, Florida, Proud Boys, a firefighter/paramedic for the city of Sanford, Florida knowingly Entering or Remaining in a physical violence against any person or property in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; Disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1360786/download
** Not on DOJ site Daniel Goodwyn, California, proudboys, Web Developer, Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. in September he was arrested, cited for not wearing a mask. https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/daniel-goodwyn-sf-proud-boys-capitol-arrests-15877697.php
Three Percenters or 111%
* AKA 3%ers, III%ers, and Threepers: Based on the myth that only three percent of American colonists took up arms against the British during the American Revolution. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/three-percenters
Guy Wesley Reffit, Texas, 3 percenter, worked in the oil business, recently began his own “security’ group” via GoFundMe now removed,… His wife told NYT he is a member of far-right wannabe militia group Three Percenters, threatened his oldest son after telling them he was in the Capitol. Reffitt threatened the daughter if she records him “will have crossed the line, betrayed the family,” and he was going to “put a bullet through” the daughter’s phone. “If you turn me in, you’re a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors get shot.” What a cold bastard! The mother insists he is a kind and wonderful man. . https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356111/download
Guy Wesley Reffit, His son Jackson is now in hiding… but gave an interview before the January 6 riot Reffit told his son he would “save the country,” and , “[My father] would always tell me that he’s going to do something big. I assumed he was going to do something big, and I didn’t know what.” But he had already reported his father to the F.B.I. weeks before the riot. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/jackson-reffitt-father-capitol-riot.html
Robert Gieswein, 3 percenter, in many videos at Capitol… posted a photo of himself and three other men in front of REP Lauren Boebert’s bar, Shooters Grill, brandishing an assault rifle and flashing the hand sign for the Three Percenters, a far-right militia. . https://www.thedailybeast.com/baseball-bat-wielding-militiaman-robert-gieswein-charged-over-capitol-riot
Robert Gieswein Indicted on 6 counts, January 27: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Destruction of Government Property; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon. https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1361206/download
*** Not on DOJ Hector Vargas, New Jersey, 3 percenter Marine Veteran, 3 percenter written in his post bios. https://jcitytimes.com/hector-vargas-from-unsung-hero-to-insurrectionist/