Judge denies release for Jake Angeli, Phoenix man who raided Capitol wearing horned hat Richard Ruelas, Arizona Republic
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A federal judge denied a request Monday to release from custody Jake Angeli, the Phoenix man whose elaborate tattoos, face paint and horned fur hat made him one of the signature figures of the Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge Royce Lamberth said in his ruling that he heard no new information in a hearing last week that would compel him to revisit his March order that Angeli be held while awaiting trial on six federal charges relating to the incursion on the Capitol.
A handful of people gathered in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza near the Arizona Capitol in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to call for police reform in the wake of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin being convicted of murdering George Floyd last year.
Janelle Wood, a local organizer and founder of Black Mothers Forum, said that she s glad Chauvin was convicted on all charges, but that is not enough. What we had was a piece of justice, but it s not fully justice, it s accountability, Wood said. But who was it that held him accountable? It was the community, the jurors, the citizens.
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Jake Angeli, who wore fur hat and horns as mob raided U.S. Capitol, arrested and charged Richard Ruelas and Craig Harris, Arizona Republic This was no drill : Congress tells chilling tale of rioters at Capitol
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Angeli was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
He was among three men charged on Saturday in federal court in connection with the riots.
In a statement of facts, filed to secure an arrest warrant for Angeli, a Capitol Police special agent said he was able to identify Angeli through his “unique attire and extensive tattoos covering his arms and left side of his torso.
AÂ sculptor and artist by trade, a politician by choice, Speaker of the Arizona House Russell âRustyâ Bowers has long been a puzzle:Â
A quiet Mesa father of seven with a big title, an avoider of the limelight, Republican to the core, an arch conservative suddenly this week cast as an arch villain â a âcowardâ and âa traitorâ â by the red-hatted MAGA-teers.
Why? Because Rusty Bowers, who has helped lead the GOP during parts of four decades, has steadfastly refused to undermine the Arizona Constitution and throw the 2020 election to Donald Trump.
For that â and for adding some rare dignity to our stateâs Legislature â Iâd say Bowers deserves not the steady diet of hatred heâs been getting on social media, but a medal.