JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Every 4 years, Congress’ certification of the statesmanlike electoral ballot is truthful regular it hardly merits a footnote successful the media. Not past year.
A crowd of aggravated demonstrators supporting soon-to-be erstwhile President Donald Trump demanded that the counting beryllium stopped. They past surrounded the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 6 and broke into the building.
Lawmakers scattered, constabulary were beaten and a pistillate was fatally changeable as she tried to ascent done a barricaded doorway that led to the House floor.
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The riot led to hundreds facing aggregate national charges -- and that includes immoderate surviving successful Northeast Florida.
While immoderate of those defendants person already pleaded out, others are inactive making their mode done the national tribunal system. Some are adjacent owed successful tribunal this month.
A St. Augustine antheral was 1 of the archetypal 68 radical arrested by Capitol constabulary during a time of chaos and destruction. John Anderson, 61, died astatine Baptist Hospital South successful September earlier helium could spell to trial.
The national authorities is presently recommending a five-month situation condemnation for a Nassau County man accused of starring a mob during the Capitol riot connected Jan. 6. According to a elaborate sentencing memorandum, Jeffrey Register of Fernandina Beach led a mob of insurrectionists to the Speaker’s lobby where Ashli Babbitt was changeable and killed.
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Rachael Pert and Dana Winn, a Middleburg mates who pleaded blameworthy to charges related to participating successful the riot, were sentenced to probation and ordered to wage $500 successful restitution. Winn had plentifulness to accidental connected Facebook Live hours earlier the Capitol riot past year. “This is American patriots. We’re bushed of this s****. It’s clip to marque a stand.”
It was a antithetic communicative erstwhile they saw News4JAX’s cameras extracurricular Jacksonville’s national courthouse. “Do you person immoderate regret?’ newsman Corley Peel asked. “No Comment!” helium replied.
An Orange Park antheral who was recovered with amerciable guns and drugs successful his location during the execution of a hunt warrant connected to his relation successful the Capitol riots was sentenced successful October. Adam Honeycutt, a erstwhile bail bondsman, is acceptable to look earlier a justice aboriginal this period connected the charges connected to the Capitol riot.
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A erstwhile Baker County Sheriff’s Office worker who filmed himself during the riot was arrested by the FBI successful January extracurricular a Waffle House edifice successful Macclenny. Brad Weeks recorded himself during the siege saying “We’re taking backmost the Capitol! We’re taking backmost our country!” He is owed backmost successful tribunal adjacent month.
A corrections serviceman from Raiford, Jonathan Carlton, faces 2 misdemeanor charges of unlawful introduction into a unafraid authorities gathering and disorderly behaviour portion making threats to impede authorities process. Two months aft the riots helium was asked if helium wanted to apologize to the families with loved ones who died during the riot. “Sensationalism,” helium said, laughing. Carlton is owed successful tribunal adjacent month.
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Daniel Gray from Neptune Beach volition besides look a justice adjacent month. Court documents amusement helium was among the archetypal radical to effort and interruption done constabulary lines. Once wrong the Capitol Rotunda, bodycam video revealed helium grabbed an officer’s baton and pushed her, causing her to autumn down a acceptable of stairs.
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About the Authors:
Ashley Harding
Ashley Harding joined the Channel 4 quality squad successful March 2013 and reports each weekday for The Morning Show.
Travis Gibson
Digital newsman who has lived successful Jacksonville for much than 25 years and focuses connected important section issues similar acquisition and the environment.