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Wicked Blue

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Tue Jan 12, 2021, 02:01 PM Jan 2021

First two Capitol riot defendants indicted in Washington, including man alleged to have bombs [View all]

Source: CNN

From CNN Katelyn Polantz

The Justice Department on Tuesday filed its first federal grand jury indictments against two defendants linked to the Capitol riot, including against an Alabama man alleged to have parked a truck filled with homemade bombs, guns and ammo two blocks from the Capitol.

Both men were arrested last week and their criminal allegations were made public shortly after the riot. The indictments formalize the charges the men, after they were arrested under criminal complaint.

Lonnie Leroy Coffman of Alabama appears to be the most serious defendant of more than 20 known federal defendants so far. He is currently detained and is set to appear before a judge this afternoon.

According to the new indictments, Coffman faces 17 criminal counts, largely for possession of multiple weapons including ammunition, shotgun shells and various guns, including a shotgun, a rifle, 3 pistols and 11 Molotov cocktails without registration in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, according to the indictment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-news-01-12-21/h_b0e0ac884e685a57434b9b3f04b29863

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