Grand jury indicts Arkansas man accused of beating officer with U.S. flag
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Updated: 1:53 PM CST Feb 18, 2021
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Updated: 1:53 PM CST Feb 18, 2021
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40/29'S EMMA CLAYBROOK JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH MORE THE F-B-I SAYS STAGER WAS PART OF A MOB OF RIOTERS WHO BEAT A METROPOLITAN D-C POLICE OFFICER WITH MULTIPLE OBJECTS INCLUDING AN AMERICAN FLAG AFTER DRAGGING HIM DOWN THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM JANUARY 6TH YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR LEFT CORNER THE MAN WHO THE F-B-I IS IDENTIFYING AS STAGER. HE'S SEEN HERE IN A LARGE GROUP OF RIOTERS AS A POLICE OFFICER IS BEATEN WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG. HERE'S ANOTHER ANGLE - THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM THE ARREST WARRANT- YOU CAN SEE THE OFFICER ON THE STEPS AS HE IS BEING BEATEN AND YOU CAN SEE STAGER IN THE TOP OF THE PHOTO. ACCORDING TO THE COURT DOCUMENTS...STAGER TOLD A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW THE PERSON HE WAS HITTING WITH A FLAGPOLE WAS A POLICE OFFICER AND HE THOUGHT QUOTE "THE PERSON HE WAS STRIKING WAS ANTIFA". ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT...STAGER WAS ALSO SEEN IN A VIDEO POSTED TO TWITTER WHERE HE SAID QUOTE "EVERYBODY IN THERE IS A TREASONOUS TRAITOR. DEATH IS THE ONLY REMEDY FOR WHAT'S IN THAT BUILDING" LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY STAGER THROUGH A DRIVER'S LICENSE PHOTO FROM THE ARKANSAS D-M-V. THE FBI SAY THAT SAGER TURNED HIMSELF INTO A LOCAL LAW FIRM WHO THEN CALLED POLICE. STAGER IS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING A FEDERAL LAW BY OBSTRUCTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI