Florida man Barry Bennett Ramey is in custody and accused of pepper spraying a D.C. cop during the January 6 riot. Ramey is also accused of making an intimidating phone call to the FBI agent in charge.
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The D.C. National Guard is paying nearly double the going rate in order to house hundreds of troops in high-end Georgetown who are deployed to Washington after the Capitol riot. That placement puts some of them 4 miles closer to the legislative hall than comparable suburban hotels costing 40% less.
Guard members from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and California have been staying at four Georgetown hotels since late January and early February, the
Washington Examiner confirmed Tuesday by speaking to Guard members and hotel staff in English- and Spanish-language interviews.
Guard members were also observed entering and exiting three of the four hotels, and they confirmed they were staying there.