SEATTLE â A former Arlington man identified as a prominent member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been charged in Washington, D.C., federal court with breaking into the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, obstructing Congress and assaulting a federal officer.
Daniel Lyons Scott, 27, was arrested on Thursday in Florida, where he made an appearance before a magistrate judge in Tampa. He was released on a $25,000 bond and ordered to appear in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to answer six felony charges, including assault, obstruction of Congress, obstruction of law enforcement and knowingly entering and engaging in acts of physical violence in a restricted building.
Federal Authorities Say Kernersville Man Helped Organize Capitol Insurrection by Neal Charnoff
10:53am May 19, 2021 Prosecutors say this series of video images captures Charles Donohoe of Kernersville (right) taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Image from March 26 Memorandum in support of pre-trial detention.
Federal prosecutors believe a Kernersville man played a primary role in organizing the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Thirty-three-year-old Charles Donohoe was arrested in March, charged with conspiracy for his role in the insurrection.
Authorities allege that Donohoe is a local leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right group.
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Federal prosecutors allege in court papers that Kernersville resident Charles Joseph Donohoe was part of a small group of Proud Boys formed in December to help plan and organize the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The new allegations are detailed in court papers that federal prosecutors filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Donohoe, 33, is president of the Piedmont chapter of the Proud Boys, a far-right group that espouses a pro-Western ideology. The Southern Poverty Law Center has said that the Proud Boys is a hate group, citing their misogynistic and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Members of the group have gotten into violent clashes with others, including at Black Lives Matter protests.
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A week before the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, top leaders of the Proud Boys convened a video chat to discuss the organizationâs plans for Washington that day. And Zach Rehl, president of the groupâs Philadelphia chapter, took a leading role in guiding that conversation, federal prosecutors now say.
Hoping to avoid mistakes from past rallies that had devolved into open street brawls with far-left activists, the group decided this time they would maintain a lower profile. Theyâd leave their traditional black-and-gold polo shirts at home, equip themselves with encrypted radios, and focus their attentions on riling up ânormiesâ â or unaffiliated supporters of President Donald Trump â they could hide behind.
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