Fourth Washington state resident charged in US Capitol breach
By AP News Staff
A fourth Washington state resident has been charged in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Taylor James Johnatakis, 38, of Kingston, turned himself into the FBI on Thursday after a grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an eight-count indictment against him.
He is accused of obstructing an official proceeding, assaulting or impeding federal officers, remaining in a restricted building and engaging in violent acts in the Capitol or on its grounds. The most serious charge, obstructing an official proceeding, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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February 12, 2021 5:30 AM Associated Press
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In this image from video, security video is shown to senators as House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) A fourth Washington state resident has been charged in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Taylor James Johnatakis, 38, of Kingston, turned himself in to the FBI on Thursday after a grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an eight-count indictment against him.
He is accused of obstructing an official proceeding, assaulting or impeding federal officers, remaining in a restricted building and engaging in violent acts in the Capitol or on its grounds. The most serious charge, obstructing an official proceeding, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Photo: Brent Stirton (Getty Images)
The first few weeks of 2021 have been a lesson in white privilege for anyone who’d still like to deny its existence in America. We saw a mass of domestic terrorists take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, threatening to assassinate elected officials and even trampling to death some of their own fellow MAGA members, all because they were mad that other (read: non-white) Americans’ votes count when it comes to deciding who the president is. After the attack, most of them went right back to their white-collar jobs and the businesses they owned, with no fear of repercussions for their actions.