A Monmouth County correctional police officer took an emergency holiday from work to travel with a friend to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 where they both joined the insurrection at the Capitol, according to a federal criminal complaint filed against both women.
Marissa Suarez and Patricia Todisco are among nearly a dozen New Jersey residents facing federal charges in connection to the attack.
Both women are accused of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.
Federal investigators were able to track the driving route of Suarez s Jeep Wrangler early in the morning on Jan. 6, among evidence gathered as to Suarez and Todisco s involvement, according to the complaint.
UpdatedMon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:41 am ET
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WASHINGTON, DC – Nine from New Jersey now among the growing list of people charged in connection with the Jan. 6th riot at the US Capitol. And the FBI is still continuing its manhunt by posting photos of individuals who unlawfully entered and assaulted federal officers last week.
The latest from New Jersey to be arrested came late this week when another six people were charged.
They included: an allegedly avowed white supremacist; a corrections officer who resigned following her arrest; a South Jersey woman who was allegedly encouraging rioters to storm the Capitol; and an undefeated golden and diamond gloves champion who owns a gym.
More from NJ charged in Trump riot: Monmouth cop, MMA fighter
A Monmouth County correctional police officer and an MMA fighter were among four more New Jersey people charged on Friday in connection with the incursion at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The arrests of Marissa Suarez, Patricia Todisco, Stephanie Hazelton and Scott Fairlamb brings the number of New Jersey residents charged to nine.
Suarez, who worked as a correctional police officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution for the past year, submitted her resignation on Friday, according to Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden. A violation of federal or state law of any kind is unacceptable, particularly from a sworn member of law enforcement whose role is to protect and serve, said Golden, who is head of the Monmouth County Republican Committee. Actions have consequences and that applies to those who participated in the peaceful protests that resulted in violence at the Capitol.
A self-described dating and relationship strategist is the latest to be arrested in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 6.
Patrick Stedman, of Haddonfield, was arrested on Thursday and was scheduled to have his first hearing in federal court in Camden in the afternoon. He lives with his parents in their Camden County home, according to the FBI s affidavit against him.
According to the affidavit, Stedman posted a video on his Twitter account during the riot at the Capitol. In the video he says he made it into the Senate chamber. I was pretty much in the first wave, and we broke down the doors and climbed up the back part of the Capitol building and got all the way into the chambers, Stedman says in the video, according to the affidavit.
A fifth New Jersey resident has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol earlier this month as Congress met to certify President Joe Biden s election victory.
Rasha Abual-Ragheb, a Fairfield resident who goes by Rasha Abu, was charged on Jan. 16 after someone who saw a picture of her inside the Capitol tipped off the FBI, officials said.
The FBI said they investigated her Facebook posts where she posted about being proud to be part of history even though she had been hit with pepper spray and tear gas.
Rasha Abual-Ragheb s Facebook post about being at the Capitol riot (FBI)