Feds: New York man among Capitol rioters who said they wanted to kill Pelosi, Pence [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY ARIS FOLLEY - 01/16/21 09:20 AM EST
Federal prosecutors said a New York man was arrested on several charges this weekend for his role in the deadly riot by a pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month and for allegedly discussing killing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Vice President Pence.
According to press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Dominic “Spaz” Pezzola, 43, was arrested and charged on Friday with unlawful entry, destruction of government property and obstruction of an official proceeding over his alleged criminal activities in the Jan. 6 riot.
An affidavit supporting a criminal complaint against Pezzola alleged that he had gained unlawful entry to the Capitol building by using a U.S. Capitol Police shield to break a window.
After entering the building, Pezzola was allegedly captured on footage smoking a cigar inside, the release states, and “saying words to the effect of, ‘Victory smoke in the Capitol, boys. This is f---ing awesome. I knew we could take this mother----er over [if we] just tried hard enough.’”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/534559-feds-new-york-man-among-capitol-rioters-who-said-they-wanted-to-kill
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