The LA Times reports that 82 people have been arrested connection with the Capitol riots, mostly for violating a 6pm curfew installed amid the unrest.
It’s estimated that between 2,000 and 3,000 people were a part of the mob, according to the Crowd Counting Consortium, a joint venture of the University of Connecticut and Harvard that tracks protests.
Video of Nikki Stone being arrested during Black Lives Matter protests went viral.
A video of Nikki Stone being arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in July went viral after New York City police officers, several in plain clothes, abruptly poured out of an unmarked minivan and dragged her inside.
According to the local news affiliate
WABC-TV, eight people were detained during Wednesday’s Trump Tower protest. Stone was reportedly released on a desk appearance ticket, which means they will be summoned to criminal court and are likely to receive misdemeanor charges.
The arrests were made the same day that law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C. received heavy criticism following an attempted coup from supporters of Donald Trump, who swarmed the U.S. Capitol as Congress was in the process of certifying election votes for President-elect Joe Biden. One woman was shot and killed during that incident, and three more died as a result of injuries sustained during the insurrectionist riot.
fires began in the area, police say. an officer telling the court, until umbrella man, the protests had been relatively peaceful. this individual s sole aim was to incite violence. after a tip, investigators zeroing in on the 32-year-old, police say also a known member of a whites-only motorcycle gang. and david, investigators are working to obtain the man s cell phone location data. at this point, charges have not yet been filed. david? alex perez with us tonight. alex, thank you. there are questions tonight after an arrest at a rally here in new york city by the nypd s warrant squad. a team of plainclothes officers grabbing a woman and putting her in an unmarked car while bike cops held the crowd back. witnesses recording it all. the nypd tonight saying it was executing a warrant for the arrest of 18-year-old nikki stone, seen in this video they say vandalizing several surveillance cameras. she was booked and released. witnesses say it was excessive. there is growing concern