Saturday, March 6, 2021
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Hughes hopes more join basketballs third team
While no local schools will be represented in the Show-Me Showdown final fours next weekend, one local man will be on the floor for hopefully a few games.
Joshua Hughes, of Purdy, was one of two officials in the Joplin Basketball Officials Association selected to officiate the final rounds of the state tournaments, set for March 11-13 at the JHQ Arena and Hammons Student Center in Springfield.
Im scared, nervous, excited and anxious all at the same time about this opportunity, he said. Im sure once Im out there it will be like any other game, and I owe everyone else so much thanks and gratitude for me getting this chance.
A District of Columbia grand jury has returned nine counts each against two East Helena brothers for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol that protested the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president.
A Dillon man was indicted as well, but faces five counts. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday but was released on his own recognizance, his son said.
The indictments against Joshua, 37, and Jerod Hughes, 36, of East Helena and Henry Phillip Muntzer, 52, of Dillon were filed Feb. 10 in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
Officials have said the Hughes brothers were allegedly among the first 10 rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol building after windows were broken. Jerod Hughes, with the aid of another rioter, kicked a door until the lock broke so that others could enter, authorities said. They saw themselves in news coverage and reported in-person to the Helena Police Department on Jan. 11. An FBI agent met them and said they were not under arre
Joshua Calvin Hughes
Photos on 37-year-old Joshua Hughes Facebook page show him pumping iron, posing with friends and attending a rally a few years ago in Berkeley, California.
His political views, according to the page, are to âKill all zombies.â
And in the âAbout Joshuaâ section of his page, he offers: âNever give in.â
Jerod Wade Hughes
Social media turns up less about his 36-year-old brother, Jerod.
The two East Helena residents were arrested Feb. 1 and moved by the U.S. Marshals office to Washington, D.C., where they will face charges for participating in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that killed six people.
Two Montana brothers allegedly among the first ten rioters to breach the U.S. capitol building last month were arrested Monday and will be transported to D.C, where they’ll face federal charges.
Capitol riot latest: 2 alleged Proud Boys members indicted on conspiracy charges
ABCNews
Here is the latest:
2 alleged Proud Boys indictedTwo alleged Proud Boys members were indicted by a federal grand jury Jan. 29 on charges of conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack, the Department of Justice said. It marks the first such conspiracy charges brought against alleged members of the alt-right group.
Dominic Pezzola, 43, of Rochester, New York, and William Pepe, 31, of Beacon, New York, face multiple charges in the indictment. They originally were charged by criminal complaint and arrested on Jan. 12 and Jan. 15, respectively.
Pezzola was in the Marines for seven years as an infantry assault man, the Marine Corps told ABC News.