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UPDATE: As of March 3, more than 300 defendants have been charged in federal court from 40 states. Of those, 87 were also indicted by grand juries, according to documents reviewed by CBS News: 26 Texans, 22 from New York while Florida and Pennsylvania each had 20.
CBS NEWS reports the following stats:
20 have been charged under a destruction of government property statute.
40 people have been arrested for assault on law enforcement officers.
195 alleged rioters charged with "restricted building or grounds" charges.
At least 27 of those arrested are veterans and three are currently enlisted in the military two in the Army Reserve and one in the National Guard
Of the veterans, 12 have served in the U.S. Marines, 10 served in the Army, two served in the Navy and two served in the Air Force.
5 worked as law enforcement officers at the time they allegedly took part in the riot. Prosecutors also charged one current firefighter and one retired firefighter.
18 charged with conspiracy.
3 accused of crime of "terrorism."
35 alleged rioters linked to extremist groups.
35 women have also been arrested for their alleged participation.
Average age: 42
Youngest: 18
Oldest: 70
At least 130 people have been sent home after posting bail or agreeing to supervised release.
270,000 Digital tips.
400 ongoing investigations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-arrests-2021-03-03/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=112576474
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(13,512 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,354 posts)I still think they're going easy on the perps.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Every single person who entered the building should have been charged with cop's murder!
rpannier
(24,304 posts)Filing a felony requires a Grand Jury within 30 days
Often times Prosecutors hold back filing felony charges while they collect as much evidence as possible before charging
We'll probably see amended charges in many of these instances
The government might be concerned, and with some good cause, that charging white defendants with terrorism is a higher bar with some juries
quakerboy
(13,901 posts)Seeing as a police officer was killed. As were a pair of seditionists
Also.. the people inside should just be the start of the story. How many non seditionist young men have been convicted of felony murder due to the unexpected actions of other people they were associated with?
rpannier
(24,304 posts)Filing a felony means they have 30-days to hold a Grand Jury
It's not uncommon for federal prosecutors to file lesser charges to get them into the system and under the watch of the Courts, then charge the more serious offenses later
They're investigating a lot of people and going through a mountain of tape.
Give them some time
quakerboy
(13,901 posts)And giving credit where it is due, they've actually done a better job tracking folks down than i actually expected.
But im pretty skeptical at this point. I look forward to seeing convictions. But i wont be counting them till they actually happen.
WestIndianArchie
(386 posts)I was kinda expecting a "gloves off iron fist" response.