Legal troubles are mounting for four Coloradans who participated in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The quartet faces a pile of federal charges, and Department of Justice documents paint a vivid portrait of individuals who appear to have displayed equal measures of arrogance and stupidity during the insurrection.
Take this excerpt from an email exchange tied to Patrick Montgomery, a hunting guide from Littleton: I’m not a scared cat or running from anything.. Im [sic] so deeply covered by the best Federal Defense lawyers in the country in case you chicken shit cry boys don’t want it takes to defend our freedom from these corrupt politicians.
INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL
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Below is a list of defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Every case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Following arrests, or surrender, defendants must appear before district court magistrate/judge where the arrest takes place, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
LOCATION OF ARREST
ABUAL-RAGHEB, Rasha N.
Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Knowingly Engages in Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
GettyA fresh cohort of pro-Trump rioters involved in the Jan. 6 sacking of the U.S. Capitol have been arrested, many of whom were largely undone by their own ill-advised social-media posts, according to a series of newly filed criminal complaints.Some uploaded selfies to Facebook that placed them at the scene, along with vivid descriptions of breaking into and being inside of the Capitol building during the attempted insurrection. Others implicated themselves online, then sealed the deal with the active tracking apps they had had open on their phones, which the FBI subsequently used to recreate their precise whereabouts that day.The latest round of arrests come as the Department of Justice intensifies its search for participants in the violent Capitol siege, which left a Capitol Police officer and four others dead. More than 125 arrests related to the riots have been made so far, according to the FBI, which says it has some 200 cases open.— Edward Jacob Lang, 25, was charged wit