as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they warn it s not my badge. they grabbed and strip me of my radio, they seized ammunition that was seized my body. they began to beat me with their fists, and why felt like hard metal objects. one of the insurrectionists accused of assaulting d.c. police officer michael fanone, was this man thomas vic of buffalo new york scene here holding a capitol police shields during the attack. footage from fanone s body cam appears to show him grabbing the badge and radio, as he is swarmed by the crowd. doj even added these arrows to point out where he was doing. when he was pressed by the fbi, civic admitted to burying his badge in his backyard. he faces multiple felony charges for the attack, he has pleaded not guilty and has been held in a d.c. jail since his arrest in march.
o one! as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge. they grabbed and stripped me of my radio. they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face to face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd, get his gun and kill him with his own gun. fellow americans. not foreign terrorists. domestic ones. rioters in maga hats battling police.
fell low americans. it s hard to watch this again and again. i know it. but we can t pretend that it didn t happen and so many people are trying to sweep it under the rug, right? we can t allow it to be swept away, pretend it didn t happen. we can t forget what happened to police officers like officer michael fanone trying to defend the united states capitol from rioters. at some point during the fighting, i was dragged from the line of officers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream. i got one. they grabbed my badge and my radio. they began to beat me with their fists in what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face-to-face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some of the crowd get his gun and kill
as they ignored our commands and continued to assault us. there s officer michael fanone, whom i ve gotten to know really well. tonight we re going to have a very deep conversation about what happened to him that day and what he wants to see happen in the future. i want you to listen to mike fanone, what he says about what happened to him when the crowd, you know the ones the insurrection deniers love to call peaceful. listen to what they did and see it for yourself. at some point during the fighting i was dragged from the line of officers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream, i got one! as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge. they grabbed and stripped me of my radio. they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face-to-face with an attacker who repeatedly
sergeant aquilino gonell, and then it was time for the officers to tell their stories. at some point during the fighting i was dragged from the line of officers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream got one! as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge, they grabbed and stripped me of my radio, they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face-to-face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd, get his gun and kill him with his own gun. i was aware enough to recognize i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. i was electrocuted. again and again and again. with a taser.