CNN: First federal charges filed in US Capitol riot
First federal charges filed in US Capitol riot
From CNN’S Kara Scannell and Katelyn Polantz and Austen Bundy
Two men became the first people to be hit with federal charges on Thursday for their actions in a riot at the US Capitol building one day earlier in which pro-Trump supporters overran the building leading to officers being injured and four deaths.
The men, identified as Christopher Alberts and Mark Jefferson Leffingwell, were both scheduled to appear in federal court in Washington, DC, Thursday afternoon.
Alberts, of Maryland, was charged with one count of carrying or having access to firearms or ammunition on US Capitol Grounds, according to the complaint sworn by an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Alberts, who was wearing a bulletproof vest and wearing a backpack, was approached by the MPD officer after the officer identified a bulge on Albert’s right hip.
The officer said Albert’s tried to flee and after he was apprehended with the help of two other officers they found with a black Taurus G2C 9mm handgun and a magazine of ammunition.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/washington-dc-election-riots/index.html
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Pretty cheap and gets loose really fast. I would not rely on it for a rebellion. Bad weapon, no plan, no real attainable goals. Revolutionary rating: 1 out of 5 stars.
