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TexasTowelie

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Tue Mar 30, 2021, 11:37 PM Mar 2021

Feds Nab 20th U.S. Capitol Riot Suspect From North Texas

Some came with weapons, others with zip ties and plans to kidnap politicians. Others wanted to hang Vice President Mike Pence, while a few even paraded around in U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.

They flooded the U.S. Capitol and rioted in support of former President Donald Trump, who they say only lost in November's election because the vote was rigged in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. People died. Then, the rioters went back to their hometowns and resumed their lives.

But since the Jan. 6 insurrection, federal authorities have arrested hundreds of people across the country for allegedly participating in the riot. On Friday, the FBI field office in Dallas picked up its latest suspect: David Lee Judd, a 35-year-old Carrollton resident who faces charges of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, according to an FBI spokesperson.

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The FBI’s DeSarno said North Texans have sent in tips and urged relatives accused of crimes during the Capitol riot to turn themselves in.

“However, some of the most violent offenders have yet to be identified, and we ask again for your assistance in identifying additional perpetrators of these heinous acts,” he said.

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/feds-nab-another-us-capitol-rioter-from-dallas-area-bringing-arrests-to-20-11999349

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