Latest Breaking News
Showing Original Post only (View all)Capitol Police Officer Arrested For Aiding January 6 Rioter [View all]
Source: VICE News
A U.S. Capitol Police officer was arrested on Friday for allegedly warning a rioter to destroy evidence that theyd made it into the Capitol on January 6.
Officer Michael A. Riley, an officer with more than two decades on the force, serves on the U.S. Capitols K-9 Unit. He was charged with obstruction of justice for Facebook messaging an alleged rioter and warning them to delete posts that said theyd been in the Capitol.
According to the indictment, Riley friended a man on Facebook whod posted selfies and other evidence that he was in the Capitol during the riots and warned him to take the posts down so as to avoid possible charges.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xj9y/capital-police-officer-arrested-aiding-january-6-rioter
Read the article, though. The story says that the cop told the rioter he shared his political ideas, that he could stay with him next time he's in DC, encouraged him to destroy evidence he smoked weed in the building, etc.