FBI Arrests Denton County 'Proud Boy' in U.S. Capitol Riot

[SheltieLover]

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-arrests-denton-county-proud-boy-in-u-s-capitol-riot/2538628/

By Scott Gordon • Published February 1, 2021 • Updated 5 hours ago

A Denton County man who allegedly wore dark sunglasses and a MAGA hat while he stormed the U.S. Capitol last month, and is a member of the "Proud Boys," was arrested on Friday, the FBI says.

Daniel Goodwyn, 32, of Corinth, is charged with knowingly entering a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

He is at least the eighth person in North Texas to be arrested in the Jan. 6 riot following a rally by former President Donald Trump. It happened as Congress was certifying the presidential election results.

More at link.

[MagickMuffin]

1. It'd be interesting to find out if any of these Texans communicated with each other

I hope so that would add a conspiracy charge to their arrest.

[SheltieLover]

2. I wonder, too!!!

Conspiracy charge would be great if they did!

[Budi]

3. Was he on the private plane with Jenna Ryan & her terrorist group?

Conspiracy to commit insurrection on the US Gov't !
Is that a valid charge? What would it be called?
(I have no idea about the proper legal wording)

Actually all those on Jenna's private flight would be a conspiracy.
A whole plane full!

*Here, not sure if Daniel Goodwyn, 32, of Corinth was on board.



Realtor and radio host Jenna Ryan took a private jet with three others to Washington D.C. to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump.

[emmaverybo]

4. Would have to show planned together to not only break into building, trespass if already broken

into, but that they planned to commit an act of insurrection, crimes in service of, or any serious crime. High bar for conspiracy. I would think the FBI will focus on militant groups that may have communicated with each other, met up, formed a specific plan. Oath Keepers, Proud Boys...

[LeftInTX]

6. Yes...these people are disgusting , white privilege turds, but until there is evidence of consipracy

I am wondering if the Ceh family had any involvement. They are suspected of running the Biden bus off of I-35 the weekend before the election

[radius777]

17. This is part of the problem with our criminal justice system,

in that some black guy selling cigarettes or passing a counterfeit bill gets the 'death penalty by cop' but whites like this who participated in an insurrection are treated and viewed delicately by the law. There needs to be much stronger laws against domestic terrorism, in the way that RICO put an end to the mafia that also used to skirt around laws before it.

[emmaverybo]

19. I hope a law enforcement/legal solution will emerge that helps to disempower if not eliminate

these RW extremist groups, though as with organized crime, or foreign terror networks, either new
contenders emerge or they morph.

I am wary about new laws for domestic terrorism. In 2005, FBI
and congress agreed that the #1 domestic terror threat in U.S. was “eco-terrorism.” ALF+ELF were declared terror groups and using fed laws and The Patriot Act, their members hunted down, search and seizure laws out the window, long sentences ensuing for some, huge resources devoted. Not one death had resulted from either group’s activity, as threatening as some acts were.

After McVeigh a new law too. These laws trammeled up the less culpable with the more, and the innocent as well.

Not to say not to worry. These right-wingers are a global threat and they have networked already with each other. QAnon influence on the rise too. Ireland, England, France, Germany.

[Budi]

7. Yes. That would be hard to prove with this group.

Thanks.
There are definately more dangerous organized groups to take down.

[SheltieLover]

5. Good question, Budi!

Not sure, but in my non-lawyer opinion, every person who entered Capitol should be charged with murders of the 3 dead police officers & others who died as a result.

If it had been a bank robbery... is my train of thought.

[Budi]

8. Oh I agree with the murder charge..even indirectly.

I just hope the all serve time in prison for even the least of charges.

No one walks free.

[SheltieLover]

9. Agreed!

And charges need to be felonies!

No more legal gun ownership OR VOTING!

Actions have consequences!

[Budi]

10. Yup. The felony that will follow everthing they do for the rest of their lives

Job apps
Loans
Guns
Property rental
Romantic relationships

There's a background check for everything!

[SheltieLover]

11. And VOTING!

You're right. It sure will follow them & make their lives a living hell, as it well should!

I would never employ someone who behaved that way!

[Budi]

12. Or date & marry someone with a felony of This kind!

That would be a big red flag right there.
It'd affect the rest of my life too.
Voting, home loans, travel, jobs, trustabiity ..
Yikes!

[SheltieLover]

13. Yup!

Although, those these terrorists would attract would likely take behavior as a badge of honor...until no job, no mortgage, etc.

[C Moon]

16. Except...they're white and they have money. So most likely, they'll get a one month sentence...

and get out early for being-white-behavior (and because the GOP appointed tons of conservative judges).

[LeftInTX]

18. I want them to break oath keepers

They're scary....


Also the Proud and Boogaloo Boys...


The oath keepers, are the ones I really want. They have the ability to undermine elections.....They also provoke BLM...Threaten to show up at polling sites...Recruit from the military...They're basically a bunch of Timothy McVeigh wannabes....

[emmaverybo]

20. I have some reservation about going draconian with the wide net. Many are champing at the

bit to call BLM a terrorist group. Think if BLM or GLBT or reproductive rights protestors get held responsible for arson, looting, some crazy thing these movements don’t endorse happening. A store fire spreads to an apt, building and a tenant dies.

There are elderly Weather Underground members still imprisoned today. People in the anti-war movement who were persecuted and blackballed.

One person’s freedom fighter is another’s terrorist.

I’d reserve the max charges for those who planned, attempted, or carried out violence. Though yes, I see the legal point.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

14. To think this is their form of protest...

White privilege in the skies pretending to be American patriots. I hope they are exposed for being lowlife tax cheats and willing participants in insurrection.

[C Moon]

15. I wonder if he shaved off his beard, too.