By Press Association 2021
The US Capitol
US Capitol police did not bolster staffing ahead of planned protests at the building last week which led to deadly rioting, despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, according to sources.
Officials revealed that no preparations were made for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into riots, and the department had the same number of officers in place as on a routine day.
The revelations shed new light on why Capitol police were so quickly overrun by rioters, leading to five deaths.
While some of those officers were outfitted with equipment for a protest, they were not staffed or equipped for a riot.
6 Shocking Details In Criminal Charges Against Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Pro-Trump insurrectionists enter the Senate Chamber on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) January 11, 2021 3:00 p.m.
In the aftermath of an angry mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters storming the Capitol on January 6, jarring details about the insurgents (some of whom have alreadybeenidentified) are coming to light in law enforcement’s ongoing criminal investigations. More than three dozen individuals who participated, or planned to participate, in the attack have been slapped with criminal charges.
Here are some alarming details in the court documents of those who were allegedly involved to trying to violently overthrow the government on Trump’s behalf:
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Larry Rendell Brock of Texas and Eric Gavelek Munchel of Tennessee were federally charged after being pictured carrying zip tie-like restraints into the Capitol building during last week s riot, officials said.
The US Attorney s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement that they were each charged with ne count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Brock was arrested in Texas and Munchel was arrested in Tennessee on Sunday.
Two pro-Trump rioters who were seen carrying zip tie-style restraints while storming the US Capitol building last week have been charged with federal crimes.