Authorities said in court documents that he appeared to be trying to hit the officers' necks between their helmets and body-armor, where they had no protection. Mellis was heard saying "knock their masks off," and video shows him repeatedly striking and stabbing at officers with the stick, according to court documents. Capitol is seen behind newly-erected fencing on Septemahead of the 'Justice for J6' rally scheduled for September 18, in Washington, United States.īryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled in March that rioters accused of assaulting officers, breaking through windows, doors and barricades, or playing leadership roles in the attack were in "a different category of dangerousness" than those who merely cheered on the violence or entered the building after it was breached.Īmong the rally speakers was the girlfriend of Jonathan Mellis, who was seen on camera on January 6 using a stick to attack officers who were outside the Capitol trying to hold back the mob, authorities said. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has set standards for judges to apply in deciding whether to jail a Capitol riot defendant. They have said they are being treated unfairly, and one defendant said he was beaten. The rest are locked up in facilities across the country. The Associated Press reviewed hundreds of court and jail records for the Capitol riot defendants to uncover how many were being detained and found roughly 63 held in federal custody awaiting trial or sentencing hearings.Īt least 30 are jailed in Washington. One officer was beaten and shocked with a stun gun repeatedly until he had a heart attack another was foaming at the mouth and screaming for help as rioters crushed him between two doors and bashed him in the head with his own weapon. On January 6, dozens of law enforcement officers were left bloodied and and beaten as the crowd of pro-Trump rioters, some armed with pipes, bats and bear spray, charged into the Capitol, quickly overrunning the overwhelmed police force. Two other people who police say were wanted in Texas – for a firearms charge and probation violation – were also arrested after being pulled over near the Capitol Saturday morning.įuture of GOP as protesters rally in support of January 6th rioters 12:37 One person was arrested in the crowd for carrying a knife and a second man was arrested after someone reported to officers that they saw him carrying what appeared to be a handgun, police said. Some held anti-Trump signs and one man who had confronted some of the pro-Trump protesters was quickly removed by police, who used bicycles to shield him from the crowd as they escorted him down the street. Rally organizer Matt Braynard took elected officials to task for not backing up those now in jail and introduced candidates who are running for elected office.Ĭounterprotesters stood by and jeered. Republican lawmakers, including those who had voted that day to challenge Biden's election, avoided Saturday's rally. Capitol Police said they received intelligence information leading up to the weekend that was similar to what was missed in January, when law enforcement was only expecting a free speech protest and Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol.
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