Tag: rioter
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Jan. 6 rioter who allegedly built a giant ‘Trump’ billboard that was used to assault cops arrested
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who federal authorities say built a giant pro-Trump billboard that the mob of Trump supporters used as a battering ram against police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested on Tuesday. Jeffrey Newcomb, a 41-year-old from Polk, Ohio, faces several charges, including felony counts…
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Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was ‘duped’ by Trump’s election lies
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers now says she was “duped” by the former president’s lies about the 2020 election. Dana Jean Bell was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly on Thursday. Federal prosecutors had sought 27 months…