Stories tagged: "Jan. 6 attack"

Law and Order FILE - Pauline Bauer leans against a wooden statue outside Bob's Trading Post, her restaurant in Hamilton, Pa., July 21, 2021. Bauer, who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and three months in prison. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman)
Law and Order Pennsylvania Woman Who Made Death Threats Against Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6 Gets Over 2 Years in Prison

Pauline Bauer of Kane accosted officers who were trying to secure the Capitol Rotunda, shoving one of them, and yelled at police to “bring them out or we’re coming in,” according to federal prosecutors.

Associated Press Associated Press May 30, 2023 3:56 pm EDT
Crime In this image from a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer's body-worn video camera, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Government's Sentencing Memorandum, Peter Schwartz circled in red is shown using a canister of pepper spray against officers on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Schwartz on Friday, May 5, 2023, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife. (Justice Department via AP)
Crime Former Uniontown Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Attacking Officers on Jan. 6

Peter Schwartz, who was working as a welder in Uniontown before his arrest in February 2021, received the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Associated Press Associated Press May 8, 2023 1:22 pm EDT
Criminal Justice FILE - Proud Boys members Zachary Rehl, left, and Ethan Nordean, left, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Criminal Justice Philadelphia Proud Boys Leader Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Attack

Zachary Rehl could face more than 20 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the government by participating in the attack that was a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

Associated Press Associated Press May 4, 2023 5:25 pm EDT
Law and Order FILE - This booking photo provided by the Dauphin County, Pa., Prison, shows Riley June Williams. The Harrisburg woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement, was sentenced Thursday, March 23, 2023, to three years in prison for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. (Dauphin County Prison via AP)
Law and Order Harrisburg Woman Who Stormed Pelosi’s Office During Jan. 6 Riot Gets 3 Years in Prison

Following the Capitol riot, Riley Williams, 23, bragged online about stealing then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gavel, laptop, and hard drives, and her intent to sell the laptop and hard drives to Russian individuals.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery March 24, 2023 11:03 am EDT
January 6 Chairman of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, speaks during a hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
January 6 Republican Election Denier Cris Dush Has a Problem With Calling Jan. 6 Attack an Insurrection

During a Senate State Government Committee meeting, Dush ruled Democrat Amanda Cappelletti out of order for referring to the attack on the US Capitol as an insurrection, on the grounds that no one has yet specifically been charged with that offense.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams January 10, 2023 5:50 pm EST

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January 6 The Latest on the 75 Pennsylvanians Arrested in the Jan. 6 Attack on the US Capitol

Democracy didn’t die in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021, despite the efforts of the 75 Pennsylvanians who have been arrested to date for participating in the deadly attack on the US Capitol.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson January 6, 2023 8:34 am EST
Law and Order Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and masking policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Law and Order Pa. Republican Congressman Scott Perry Referred to House Ethics Committee For Refusing to Cooperate With Jan. 6 Probe

While an Ethics Committee referral doesn't carry the potential consequences of the criminal referrals the Jan. 6 committee made against Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle, the ethics complaint against Perry will bring greater scrutiny to his efforts to help the former president overturn the 2020 election.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery December 19, 2022 3:40 pm EST