Richard Barnett (the clown who broke into Speaker Pelosi's office) arrested in Arkansas

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett

NEWS: Richard Barnett, who was seen sitting at a desk in Speaker Pelosi’s office, has been arrested in Arkansas and charged with entering and remaining on restricting grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property -- NBC's Pete Williams reports.

1:27 PM · Jan 8, 2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-foot-desk-pelosi-s-office-capitol-arrested-n1253490



Man with foot up on desk in Pelosi's office at Capitol arrested
Images apparently showing Richard Barnett of Arkansas in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office became emblematic of the mayhem that tore across the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 8, 2021, 1:35 PM EST

By Pete Williams and Erik Ortiz

WASHINGTON — A man photographed casually sitting with his foot on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office at the U.S. Capitol while a pro-Trump mob rampaged the halls of Congress was arrested Friday, law enforcement officials said.

Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, was taken into custody in his home state on charges of entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry and theft of public property, according to a Department of Justice official. Further details were not immediately available.

Apparent images of Barnett were splashed across social media as the deadly mayhem unfolded in the nation's capital on Wednesday, just as Democratic and Republican lawmakers convened to count the Electoral College votes. Members of Congress condemned the violence and rioting, which was preceded by a rally led by President Donald Trump who told his supporters to swarm the Capitol in defiance of the election results.

A New York Times reporter tweeted that he spoke with Barnett after his stunt in Pelosi's office. In a video, he boasts that he took a personalized envelope, but insisted he didn't steal it.

-/snip-

How about charging him with more serious crimes???

[elleng]

1. EXCELLENT!

[SheltieLover]

2. No sedition or terrorism?

ty!

[HUAJIAO]

7. entering and remaining on restricting grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property

[BannonsLiver]

8. It literally says that in the tweet.

[dchill]

14. "...entering and remaining on restricting grounds, ...

...violent entry, and theft of public property."

[SheltieLover]

53. Ty!

[tinrobot]

18. Charges can be added, these were the obvious ones needed to arrest.

[PatSeg]

22. Yes, someone made that point on MSNBC this morning

They just need a charge to make an immediate arrest. They can and probably will add charges later.

[SheltieLover]

32. Ty!

[aggiesal]

97. Pendejo45 will pardon him. n/t

[wnylib]

103. El pendejo will no longer be president

by the time this case is prosecuted.

[aggiesal]

104. In 12 days maybe, be he can certainly pardon ....

all the people involved in his Riot provoking disaster.

That's why I think they should not be arresting them until Pendejo45 is out of office.
Not give him a chance to pardon anyone associated with Wednesday activities.

[wnylib]

107. El pendejo can be charged, too, in 12 days.

Nobody to pardon him. Does he want to set them free when he will have to face the charges, too? They will be able to testify against him if they are pardoned.

[aggiesal]

114. I agree he can be charged as well ...

But if he resigns or gets impeached prior to Biden taking over, Pense will pardon him.
So nobody will be able to testify for him.

The theory is that Pendejo45 will pardon is family, friends and rioters, then resign and allow
Pense to become pResident for 2 days and have Pense pardon Pendejo45.

Pelosi and the House are trying to pass legislation that will shore up a loop hole in the
Pardon Power, which states something like, you can not pardon people who are complicit
in the same crime committed by the sitting President. It reeks of coverup at that point.

[wnylib]

120. It certainly would reek of coverup.

That seems like a reason to challenge the legality of the pardons. I'm aware of the scenario of Trump giving out pardons and then being pardoned by Pence. But does Pence even want the job under current circumstances? He is refusing to act on the 25th and probably couldn't now with the cabinet dropping out of sight like a magic act.

George Conway tweeted that he thinks there are 67 votes for a conviction in the Senate. If so, would Pence still not want the position for a few days? If it went straight to Pelosi, Trump would not be pardoned, although he might pardon everyone else while the impeachment is in progress.

I heard a discussion on NPR with a legal expert (sorry, didn't get the name) who said any pardons Trump issues now, especially for the insurrectionists, might be successfully challenged because of 1) Trump's instability, and 2) suspicion of coverup for himself. Same with Trump trying to pardon himself.

Would Pence dare to pardon Trump after Wednesday's coup attempt? Talk about coverup. The whole nation except Trump's cult would be outraged and Pence's future would be down the drain. Might get himself investigated and charged.

What an effin' mess. And what a shame that Trump survived covid.

[orangecrush]

111. I think he has to know their names

To pardon them.

[aggiesal]

115. If they've been charged, he'll know their names. n/t

[orangecrush]

118. Can't issue a "blankey pardon".

[aggiesal]

119. I'm referring to the ones arrested and have been officially charged. n/t

[lastlib]

126. Carter issued a blanket pardon to Vietnam draft evaders without knowing names.

All the shitgibbon has to do is pardon any person charged with any crime committed on Capitol grounds on 1/6/21. The question is whether he can get someone on his staff to write it up for him to sign. He doesn't have much staff left, and it's dwindling.

[onetexan]

30. Agree. They need to charge these thugs with sedition/domestic terrorism.

[SheltieLover]

55. Yes!

[William Seger]

48. ... AND conspiracy to commit, if they yapped about it online beforehand

[SheltieLover]

75. Yes!

[hadEnuf]

50. Sedition or terrorism charges would send the right message, not charges that they can claim are a

badge of honor or some such shit.

[SheltieLover]

76. Right!

[lindysalsagal]

70. Just enough to hold him and then get proof for more charges

More charges come later w more proof.

[herding cats]

3. One down.

Many more coming up soon.

[TwilightZone]

4. haha

Hope he likes prison.

[cheezmaka]

94. He better like it

at 60 years old he's going to be in a wheelchair by the time he gets out (unless Trump pardons him of course...lol)

[Mike 03]

5. Here we go.

[beachbumbob]

6. and of course MORE charges will be added

[HUAJIAO]

10. murder !

[XanaDUer2]

11. Oh yeah

more will be added

[Squidly]

12. I hope sedition is one

Throw the book at these idiots

[beachbumbob]

36. I believe this is ONE anly chance we have to take down the radical rightwing

IF we do not, we will be facing a much serious threat in in a year or 2. If GOP diehards want civil war, lets give them a small taste of it, NOW

[orangecrush]

112. +1

[SheltieLover]

15. Terrorism!

[bucolic_frolic]

46. There had better be more charges

most of those so far would be applicable to local burglary.

Where's crossing state lines, conspiracy, destruction of property, and something applicable to federal buildings and disrupting Congress?

This fiasco cost taxpayers and insurers if there are any lots of money. It probably costs at least $75k per hour to hold Congress in session - utilities, personnel other than salaried, security, overhead.

This was an expensive stunt that these law-abiding police-supporting lawbreakers pulled.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

67. I suspect they carry serious penalty. No community service

Maybe even federal crimes. And cost of crimes.

Question: Can the traitor pardon him?

[bucolic_frolic]

69. If he does I suspect his mental state of mind after his encitement would be questioned

and the pardons challenged on those grounds. Trump would pardon a plate of spaghetti if he thought it would bring him more power.

[modrepub]

88. What's Wrong With Community Service?

...in DC. He can pay $300+ a night to stay in Trump's hotel. I'm sure his hero would comp him (doubt he'd even let him in the door).

[SleeplessinSoCal]

100. Nothing is wrong with community service

When he gets out of prison in 10 years, he should do it for the rest of his life.

[MyOwnPeace]

9. Woo-Hoo!!!!!!!

It's a START!!!!!!


(So, I guess we'll have to watch to see if BunkerBoy issues a new pardon, huh?)

[William Seger]

47. That oughta be a proposition bet on predictit.org

... or probably should be one of those where you can bet on how many seditionists he will pardon.

[bdamomma]

13. How many more to go?????

Bastards, I wonder if they will question him about Ms Pelosi's laptop, he could have been a "plant" while the true ? Russian agents were reeking havoc.

[SheltieLover]

21. Absolutely!

Magats were distractions, imo. perhaps unbeknownst to them.

[BeyondGeography]

16. Looks like he didn't see this week ending this way

Link to tweet

[MyOwnPeace]

58. Yeah, I'm guessing

he's gonna' miss the Friday "Happy Hour" buffet!

[SergeStorms]

81. I hope this punk thinks it was worth it.

Because he's going to be spending years thinking about it in prison. I'm sure he'll be a big hit with the aryan brotherhood though.

[SWBTATTReg]

17. Anywhere where these thugs go, Justice will catch up to them...I just bet that a heck of a lot of...

them live in their parent's basements, play endless role games (in other words, screwing around but not working like the rest of us are (mostly) on a day to day basis.

[Marcuse]

19. Charge him with the felony murder of the police officer and the terrorist.

[SheltieLover]

25. This!👆

Excellent point! Conspiracy to kidnap officials, etc. Etc etc.

I wish there were a felony charge just for defiling Nancy's office with magat cooties!

[MyOwnPeace]

59. That ONE murder charge.......

will create a whole bunch of "singing" from each and every person arrested for their part in this outrageous act.

[SheltieLover]

61. Yup!

And could be charged for each of the deaths because they occurred in commission of felonies!

[wnylib]

106. Charge ALL of them as accomplices

to murder since their actions resulted in the deaths of 5 people. Without the invasion of the Capitol, those deaths would not have happened. They are all, therefore, responsible.

[dem4decades]

20. How much time is he looking at?

[Chainfire]

37. I don't think that he has seen all of the charges that will be coming

What he was booked for are the warm-up charges.

[Quixote1818]

23. He is dumb on an epic level. Total idiot posing in Pelosi's office and stealing her mail.

A leading contender for the Darwin Award.

[TexasBushwhacker]

57. That envelope had her signature, which serves as a frank

A frank is the equivalent of postage, so if that envelope was sealed, he STOLE US mail which is punishable with up to 5 years in prison.

[Quixote1818]

60. I know, it boggles the mind how dumb they are

[wnylib]

108. Stupid enough that he said he didn't

steal it because he left a quarter. It was a private letter, not an object for sale to anyone.

[ret5hd]

24. Let's see if he still has that shit-eating smirk in his mugshot.

My bet is no,he doesn't.

[KS Toronado]

68. Smirk will be gone, maybe lost & confused......"Why are you doing this to poor me?"

[liberal_mama]

98. CNN just showed his mugshot, he's not laughing anymore

Looks super serious!

[MrsCoffee]

127. Not so much.

[yellowcanine]

26. Accessory to murder needs to be in there.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

27. Great!

More to come!

[Bradshaw3]

28. Fantastic!

Now pile on more charges.

[yellowcanine]

29. Check the poop for his DNA.

[SheltieLover]

35. If poop was swabbed dor dna!

[LiberalArkie]

62. The poop that was smeared will test positive for Covid.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. How tough is the dumbass now?

One is never so big they can't be brought down.

[ornotna]

33. At least 15 people charged per CNN

More to follow. just seen on TV.

[William769]

34. K&R.

[barbtries]

38. what? 3 misdemeanors?

Come on.

[Mr. Steve]

39. May he be just one of many

Throw away the key to his cell

[PatrickforO]

40. Damned right! Yes! Let the wheels of justice grind on this disgusting terrorist traitor. nt

[Traildogbob]

49. How will it look

If he is Pardoned by the king of the GOP? Pardon treasonous attack on our capital, and partially responsible for the murder, bashing in the head with a fire extinguisher, of a federal police officer, (blue life). Legal spokes people are saying everyone that assisted in the riot are all guilty of the murder charge. No bail for dangerous pro gun treasonous shit holes.
5 kids, and just got $4,200 dollars from Nancy for Covid relief. Father of the year. He will be a FOX hero just like Rittenhouse, and get millions in cash from go fund me.

[rateyes]

41. Wanna bet he cried like a baby?!!

[Harker]

42. The party's over.

[Vivienne235729]

43. It would not surprise me if he is shocked. I think these people live in this priviledged

world where they get treated w such kid gloves, they didn't think anything like this would happen to them. That they could do whatever the fuck they wanted to do and get away with it.

This makes me very happy and relieved. But so much more is needed and we still have many more to arrest.

[LudwigPastorius]

44. "How about charging him with more serious crimes???"

I would hope and expect additional charges would be forthcoming from the new administration's Justice Department.

The presumptive AG needs to prosecute every one of these assholes using the law that Trump signed to try to punish Black Lives Matters protestors.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/capitol-rioters-prison-trump-executive-order-b1784256.html

Maybe serving 10 years in federal prison because of a law their Emporer-God signed into existence will be the beginning of the personality-cult deprogramming that these thugs really need.

[roamer65]

45. Domestic terrorism and sedition charges should follow.

[ProfessorGAC]

116. Felony Murder

Two people died violent deaths as a result of his & others' criminal actions.
I don't care if he was never with 500 feet of either of those killings.
If none of them had done this, nobody would have been killed.

[roamer65]

121. You got my vote.

[lpbk2713]

51. Richard ... you are a dick.

[world wide wally]

52. Clown?

I thought he was a dweeb

[gldstwmn]

54. No perp walk?

I'm so disappointed!

[UCmeNdc]

56. Not laughing now

Nope, this isn't fun and games anymore!

[Nululu]

63. Looting? Sedition? Conspiracy? Treason

Prosecutors normally take a kitchen sink approach to charges. Misdemeanors? These should be felonies.

[Stinky The Clown]

64. Hey Dick . . . can I call you Dick? . . . howzzat trip to DC feeling' now? Didja do anything fun?

[ashredux]

65. Some of these fools thought their Maga hat was a get out of jail free card

[getagrip_already]

66. No dubt, some atty is pleading for a pardon.....

And it will be announced in the last minutes of trumps regime. But I'm sure DC has some charges they can level if needed.

[McCamy Taylor]

71. Good

[ZenDem]

72. More about either him or some other AL crackpot...

The article is written poorly, so it's difficult to tell if it's the same Alabama resident or someone else.

Barnett was charged with knowingly entering and remaining in restricted building grounds without authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds as well as the theft of public property, officials said.

A resident of Alabama was also charged in connection with the pipe bomb found on the south side of the Capitol building. Eleven Molotov cocktails and military-style weapon were found in his pickup truck, officials said.

https://www.kctv5.com/politics/officials-say-man-seen-in-viral-photograph-at-nancy-pelosis-desk-arrested/article_717d6748-2e9f-58f6-b2c9-b7d034803620.html?block_id=1025236

[birdographer]

73. If he goes to jail

can trump just pardon him? He probably is the cult leader's pet member since he defiled Nancy's office.

[SergeStorms]

79. Trump doesn't give a shit about those people.

Despite his message of "love" for them, he only loves himself. These people are useful idiots for Trump's big lie. I hope these slack-jawed, bogger eating morons hold their breath, thinking that their hero will get them out of this. That will save the U.S. government money from having to feed and house them in prison, because they'll be six feet under in a cold grave due to autoasphyxiation.

[Lock him up.]

80. He doesn't care about them. He uses them then throws them under the bus.

Never Forget

[Harker]

74. Let's see the mugshot. n/t

[logosoco]

77. He took the envelope but didn't steal it?

Was Nancy there telling him he could have it?

I guess that is "trumpster logic".

One thing i would like to see along with whatever else the courts say is mandatory constitutional and history classes for ALL of them.

[Harker]

83. I suppose it being "our house" meant something

different to him.

[JPPaverage]

78. Isn't this the guy who said he'd likely die in a hail of bullets?

Maybe I'm wron but I thought I read that somewhere. If so, maybe someone can make that happen. Or better yet, maybe he can have a cell mate who no longer cares and is around 6'5" and ripped. And lest i forget, African American. Or...just let him stay in solitary confinement for his entire time in prison.

[Jon King]

82. Relax, these are only the initial charges to get him in custody..

Lots of additional charges can take months to process. Give Garland and new DOJ time in office to get things right. Many will be charged with conspiracy, murder, destruction of a national monument, assault, etc.

They do not know if this guy was one in the group who caused the death of the cop or what else he did. Lots more charges will come for many initially arrested on charges like he was today.

[Wounded Bear]

84. I've seen every episode of CSI, and most of NCIS...

I know how that works.

Seriously, nice to see them work so quickly on this.

[twodogsbarking]

85. I do believe

they won't give up.

[cannabis_flower]

86. Bazinga!

[Sancho]

87. Will MF45 pardon them all??

[live love laugh]

102. Yup 👍🏾

[BrightKnight]

89. They might want to wait a few days to file all the charges. nt

[Butterflylady]

90. Good riddance. Hope you meet Bubba.

[Catherine Vincent]

91. Yes! I want to see video of this clown crying he didn't mean any harm. LOL.

[COL Mustard]

92. I Find It Really Amusing, In An Ironic Way, That the GOP Claims To Be The Law & Order Party

But they've lost that claim, and people here seem to be much more supportive of Law Enforcement than the Republicans are. Oh sure, they mouth platitudes, but they don't stand behind what they say they mean. The only thing they seem to stand for is Trump. And a lot are anti-abortion, which is enough of a reason for them to vote for him (like he hasn't caused unplanned pregnancies in his past that led to abortions), but they sure as hell aren't law & order!

[FailureToCommunicate]

93. Glad another disgusting pig traitor facist got caught. But they ALL need to be rounded up.

[samnsara]

95. no charges for stupidity?

[Maraya1969]

96. OK so can Trump pardon this guy now or not?????

[Billytee]

99. Sure hope they...

fumigated her office afterwards.

[WinstonSmith4740]

101. Been thinking about this.

How about charging him with more serious crimes???

Every person involved in this insurrection should be charged as being complicit in any death that occurred because of this. Every one that has been identified and apprehended should go straight to jail. No bail, and tried not only for the deaths, but as traitors.

[Kid Berwyn]

105. May his bond be more than two bits.

May his incarceration be long in his borrowed cell, courtesy of the People.

[orangecrush]

109. Buh bye, asshole!

[intheflow]

110. Start with this and then search his house.

I’m sure he’ll be charged with espionage or at least insurrection when whatever he stole comes to light.

Bet he’s not feeling so cocky now, tho.

[Cinnamonspice]

113. Good, but more serious charges should be brought.

He was part of a coup attempt. I guess the DA is just trying to figure out which charges can stick.

[BobTheSubgenius]

117. As I saw it live, I said to my wife: "This is going to be an iconic shot for them."

He can use it to keep himself warm in federal prison.

[mdbl]

122. I read on Qanon that he's an alien

not really but feel free to spread it around right wing conspiracy websites

[Hiawatha Pete]

123. Good! n/t

[Turbineguy]

124. I wonder who paid

transportation and other costs for these clowns.

[tiredtoo]

125. Need background data on all the arrested

So the rightwingnuts will stop blaming it on antifa.

[twodogsbarking]

128. Will he be elected to office?

Don't rule it out.

[W T F]

129. He can get 10 years in prison under Trump's monuments executive order

[BobTheSubgenius]

130. My whole life, I've been led to believe that mail tampering is a SERIOUS issue.

Let's hope so.