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Military vets used their training in Jan 6 assault on capitol, Feds alledge


Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Edward Caldwell had a plan leading up to the violent Jan. 6 takeover of the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors.
The 66-year-old former Reserve intelligence officer wanted to transport weapons into Washington, D.C., by boat possibly with three four-man sniper teams who could go hunting after dark for cockroaches who prey on the weak. That s according to new court documents that allege Caldwell and other veterans who forcibly busted into the Capitol last month relied on military training to prepare for the breach.
Caldwell, who lives in Virginia and left the Navy in 1995, is a member of the Oath Keepers, according to federal agents. The far-right anti-government militia group is one of several that recruits people with military and law enforcement experience. Two more veterans are named as Caldwell s co-conspirators: Jessica Marie Watkins and Donovan Ray Crowl. ....

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Veterans Used Their Military Training to Plot Violence in Capitol Riot, Feds Say


Veterans Used Their Military Training to Plot Violence in Capitol Riot, Feds Say
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
15 Feb 2021
Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Edward Caldwell had a plan leading up to the violent Jan. 6 takeover of the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors.
The 66-year-old former Reserve intelligence officer wanted to transport weapons into Washington, D.C., by boat possibly with three four-man sniper teams who could go hunting after dark for cockroaches who prey on the weak. That s according to new court documents that allege Caldwell and other veterans who forcibly busted into the Capitol last month relied on military training to prepare for the breach. ....

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Virginia man charged with helping plan Capitol attack will be jailed until trial


Virginia man charged with helping plan Capitol attack will be jailed until trial
Tom Jackman, Spencer S. Hsu and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON - A Virginia man accused of being a coordinator in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was ordered held in jail until his trial, with a federal judge finding Friday that his messages to others discussing bringing weapons to Washington and future attacks on state capitols made him a danger not just to the community but actually to the fundamental fabric of democracy we also cherish.
Thomas Caldwell, 66, of Berryville, Va., is charged with conspiring with two Ohio members of the conservative Oath Keepers to obstruct the electoral vote count, destroy government property and enter a restricted area, though prosecutors acknowledge he didn t enter the Capitol building. Caldwell spoke up three times as U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in the District of Columbia explained his rea ....

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