Florida men accused in Capitol riot could face sedition charges, experts say
Gloria Gomez reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Adam Johnson, the Florida man nicknamed lectern guy after he was allegedly photographed walking off with the speaker’s lectern during riots at the US Capitol, will be back in Federal court in the District of Columbia on Tuesday.
Last week the father of five was released on $25,000 bond and a number of restrictions that include a curfew and an ankle monitor.
But Johnson isn’t the only Florida man facing criminal charges for storming the US Capitol.
Andrew J Williams, Michael Curizo, Cleveland Meredith, and Adam Johnson
Nebraska GOP senator Ben Sasse slams party for allowing QAnon to fester in its ranks
He says mob included people who believe in bizarre QAnon claims because Republican leaders had allowed them to fester by winking at the creed
Sasse highlighted how Douglas Jensen, whose rampage towards the Senate was stopped by hero cop Eugene Goodman, wanted Q to get the credit
He warned party has to choose between Alex Jones style conspiracy theory or reality if it is to survive
And he slammed cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Marjorie Taylor Greene, the freshman Georgia rep. who plans to introduce impeachment articles against Joe Biden
Police have seized an alarming number of guns from President Trump
The details revealed in court documents over the past week paint a disturbing picture indicating that some of the demonstrators flocked to the Capitol prepared to carry out violence. The cases, likely only the beginning of a lengthy federal investigation, also suggest that the riot that overran the halls of Congress and left five people dead could have been much worse.
One man, Lonnie Coffman, is facing multiple weapons charges after police say they found him in possession of five guns, eleven Molotov cocktails, a crossbow, smoke bombs and a stun gun.
Georgia man arrested for rioting at Capitol commits suicide
The investment manager was found dead in his Georgia home.
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A Georgia man who was arrested for participating in last week’s insurrection has died by suicide, 11Alive reports. According to the outlet, 53-year-old investment manager Christopher Stanton Georgia was found dead in his Alpharetta home with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Georgia’s death is currently under investigation by the Alpharetta Police Department. Officers removed two semi-automatic SKS rifles from his home and described his family members as “extremely distressed” in a police report.
Documents from the Superior Court of D.C. show that Georgia was charged with attempting to “enter certain property, that is, the United States Capitol Grounds, against the will of the United States Capitol Police.”