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‘Hard-core leftist’ arrested on charges he called for attack on protesters

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:15:49 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former airborne infantryman was arrested Friday on charges he issued a call to attack protesters Sunday at Florida’s state Capitol.

Daniel Alan Baker, 33, of Tallahassee, Florida, faces a federal charge involving transmitting a threat to kidnap or injure, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

Prosecutors described Baker as a “hard-core leftist” who was angry about the January 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.

The former soldier received a less-than-honorable discharge from the Army after he went AWOL when his unit was to deploy to Iraq, according to the Miami Herald.

Prosecutors said Baker planned to violently confront protesters at the Capitol on Sunday.

Moreover, the one-time infantryman reportedly has ties to a Syrian militia group, New York Post reported.

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The FBI has warned about a substantial risk of violence at protests expected this weekend at all 50 state capitals, according to a separate Post report.

Federal investigators first received details in October that Baker threatened violence and was trying to “recruit and train” others via social media to advance his “anti-government or anti-authority violent extremism ideology,” the criminal complaint said. Furthermore, it cited multiple violent threats to white supremacists, fascists, fellow citizens with opposing political views as well as Baker’s advocacy for killing US military officers.

“Baker issued a call to arms for like-minded individuals to violently confront protesters gathered at the Florida Capitol this Sunday,” federal prosecutors said. “He specifically called for others to join him in encircling any protesters and confining them at the Capitol complex using firearms.”

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Baker posted the battle cry on his YouTube channel showing him printing out fliers with the headline, “CALL TO ARMS JANUARY 20TH!” It also said that “armed racists” planted the Confederate flag in the US Capitol and that they would continue to wage an armed coup of every statehouse in the country, New York Post reported.

“We need ALL FLORIDA RESIDENTS to RISE UP!” the flier said. “Here in Florida we must circle the terrorists who attack the Capitol! Let them take the capitol and fight with the cops. SURROUND THEM AND TRAP THEM INSIDE.”

According to the Post, Baker was deemed a flight risk at a video hearing and is being held in custody. His next court date is Jan. 21.

‘MyPillow’ CEO Has Tweets Locked Due to ‘Risk of Violence’

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:14:10 GMT

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is the latest person to see censorship on his social media account after several of his tweets locked “due to a risk of violence.” This occurred after he posted documents indicative of voter fraud, according to the businessman.

Lindell posted “pages of the machine voter fraud evidence” on Twitter, saying that “the media including Twitter has tried to bury it,” The Western Journal reported.

Here are the pages of the machine voter fraud evidence that came out last week and the media including Twitter has tried to bury it! This is an attack on our country! pic.twitter.com/FhpNgNSda7

— Mike Lindell (@realMikeLindell) January 16, 2021

Twitter quickly slapped a label on the post and prevented users from interacting with it.

“This claim of election fraud is disputed, and this Tweet can’t be replied to, Retweeted, or liked due to a risk of violence,” the label reads.

Moreover, Lindell tweeted documents in two additional posts that were subsequently labeled and locked.

“Here is one page of hundreds that prove President Trump got around 79m votes to 68m votes for Biden! Everyone wants the truth!” he tweeted.

Here is one page of hundreds that prove President Trump got around 79m votes to 68m votes for Biden! Everyone should want the truth ! pic.twitter.com/op4GInB0G5

— Mike Lindell (@realMikeLindell) January 16, 2021

Lindell told the Washington Examiner that he had discussed his allegations of election fraud with President Trump on Friday before he shared the details with three additional people.

“Here’s the deal: More than 80 million people believe the election was the result of a fraud,” Lindell said.

The lawyers told him they had looked into the claims. Nevertheless, Lindell described the officials as “very dismissive” of the allegations.

“They have their own agenda,” he said.

Lindell had also shared a video on Facebook Friday that said Trump will be president for four more years. Consequently, the video was quickly labeled by Facebook.

Keep the faith everyone! We will have our president Donald Trump 4 more years!

Posted by Michael J Lindell on Thursday, January 14, 2021

Twitter’s censorship of Lindell’s tweets comes a week after Trump was booted from the platform.

Twitter permanently suspended the outgoing president on Jan. 8, citing a “risk of further incitement of violence” in a blog post.

The announcement came after hundreds of employees demanded this week in a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that Trump’s account be permanently suspended following the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, The Washington Post reported.

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Trump’s ban from Twitter appeared to be part of what many have referred to as a “purge” of the social media giant’s users, including former pro-Trump attorneys Lin Wood and Sidney Powell, as well as former National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, Law Officer reported.

However, Twitter’s critics are pointing out the glaring exceptions the platform appears to have made for some of the world’s most hateful and dangerous voices, including Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and radical extremist, Louis Farrakhan, among others. Furthermore, radical activists who antagonized and encouraged riotous behavior for months following the custodial death of George Floyd remain unencumbered on the platform.

Oldest living U.S. Marine dies at 107

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:16:15 GMT

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Dorothy Schmidt Cole, who was recognized as the oldest living U.S. Marine back in September 2020, died of a heart attack at her daughter’s home Thursday. She was 107.

The Associated Press reported that Beth Klutzz, the woman’s only child, confirmed on Friday that her mother had died of a heart attack, several months after her birthday.

Cole, who also went by the nickname “Dot,” sought to join the U.S. Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor out of a desire to help the country in a time of need, she told Military Times in an interview last year. But when Cole was turned down by the Navy due to her height — she was only 4’11” — she set her sights on joining the U.S. Marines.

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“I decided to go with the Marines,” Cole told The Independent Tribune in September of 2020. “I even took flying lessons of about 200 hours, thinking it would impress the Marines. But it didn’t. They put me behind a typewriter instead of an airplane.”

Cole spent two years at a firing range in Quantico, Virginia, where she typed correspondences for officers between 1943 until the end of the war in Japan. While in the service, she also met Wiley Cole, the man who would later become her husband. Cole went on to have two grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

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Louisiana police K9 bounces back after gunshot wound while apprehending suspects

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:36:11 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana police K9 shot in the line of duty last week is well on his way to a full recovery, according to reports.

K9 Mack was shot during an incident Jan. 5 involving the detention of four suspects traveling in a stolen truck in north Baton Rouge, Law Officer reported.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the crime unfolded shortly before midnight when a handler and K9 Mack stopped a suspected stolen white Dodge Ram pick-up truck.

As the two waited for assisting officers to arrive, police said the four occupants in the suspect vehicle attempted to flee on foot.

As a result, a foot chase ensued, during which Mack reportedly apprehended one of the suspects. Consequently, the suspect retaliated by firing a weapon, shooting and wounding the police service dog.

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The Baton Rouge Police Department shared a brief update Tuesday on the condition of Mack, a 2-year-old K9 with the department, WBRZ reported.

We are happy to see K9 Mack in good spirits #OneTeam https://t.co/KNLxIgSQZ8 via @FacebookWatch pic.twitter.com/ujsXTUyJpi

— Baton Rouge Police (@BRPD) January 12, 2021

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After the shooting, K9 Mack was taken to the LSU Veterinary Clinic for treatment and has been on the mend for more than a week.

A suspect responsible for shooting Mack was taken into custody, Law Officer reported.

K9 Arlo battles for life after being shot in the line of duty

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:54:13 GMT

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — K9 Arlo of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office was shot during a police chase in Grand Mound this week. He underwent multiple surgeries to remove a bullet near his spine at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine in Corvallis on Friday.

The Facebook page for the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit said, “All of the surgeries all went extremely well and the surgeons are very happy with the outcome of all of them. K-9 Arlo has received some new hardware and fashion accessories (6 screws and surgical medical cement) in his neck that were all used to fuse his fractured vertebrae to healthy ones.”

K-9 Arlo Update – January 15, 2021 9:50 PM

K-9 Arlo is out of surgery and resting!! All of the surgeries all went…

Posted by Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit on Friday, January 15, 2021

Arlo was shot twice when Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies and Washington State Patrol troopers chased a 25-year-old suspect on Interstate 5.

When law enforcement stopped and made contact with the vehicle, both the police K9 and the suspect were hit by gunfire, King5 News reported.

The suspect suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital.

No one else was injured in the incident.

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More than $70,000 has been raised for Arlo, who has a sizable social media presence on TikTok.

The sheriff’s office has been updating Arlo’s condition on Facebook.

Prosecutor charges teen father with shooting newborn, hiding body in snow

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:23:42 GMT

ALBANY, Wis. — A prosecutor detailed in a criminal complaint how a 16-year-old father allegedly shot his newborn daughter, twice, and attempted to cover up the crime.

According to the criminal complaint, the teen purportedly confessed to the homicide while being interviewed by the Green County Sheriff’s Office.

UPDATE: Charges Filed in Infant Death Investigation:
ALBANY, WI – The Green County District Attorney’s Office has filed…

Posted by Green County WI Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Despite his age, the suspect is being charged as an adult, according to FOX 23.

Sheriff’s Deputy Derek C. Whitcomb reported that dispatch received a call on Jan. 9 at approximately 1:30 a.m. saying the teen had taken his daughter shortly after she was born on Jan. 5 and had not been seen for several days.

The suspect initially claimed he had given the child and $60 to a “friend” named “Tyler” to bring to an adoption agency in Madison, according to the complaint. When pressed for further information about Tyler, such as a last name or phone number, the suspect was unable to provide details, according to authorities, FOX reported.

He had allegedly met Tyler through Snapchat and said attempts to contact Tyler after the handoff were met with no response, according to police.

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However, a day later, investigators questioned the teen father again and said he confessed instead that he had taken the child to his mother’s residence, then out into the woods, according to the complaint.

Authorities said he claimed he placed the infant into “a small area inside a fallen tree” before burying the body in snow and leaving it to die, the complaint states.

When investigators found the infant’s body, they noted a gunshot wound in the infant’s head and a spent casing located nearby, they said.

The suspect then reportedly admitted that he had shot the child twice, according to the complaint.

Investigators later found a male friend of the suspect’s who had held onto the alleged murder weapon, which he purportedly received a few days after the incident.

According to the complaint, authorities were contacted by an Albany resident on Sunday who stated that his daughter had given birth in a bathtub on Jan. 5, but no one had seen the child since the suspect took her from the home immediately following the birth, WMTV reported.

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The teen father has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding the corpse of a child.

If convicted, he could face life in prison.

California sheriff’s deputy wounded; one suspect dead another arrested following shootout

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:17:01 GMT

CARMICHAEL, Calif. — A California sheriff’s deputy has been wounded, a suspect is dead, and another was taken into custody Friday night after a shootout, according to reports.

The unidentified Sacramento County deputy, 47 years old, was a 15-year veteran who was undergoing surgery after the incident, FOX 40 of Sacramento reported.

The confrontation occurred about 8:15 p.m. in Carmichael, a suburb of Sacramento that has about 64,000 residents, according to FOX.

Other suspects were believed to remain at large. Residents near the crime scene were advised to stay inside and lock their doors, the report said.

Police searched for the remaining suspects until around midnight, Sgt. Kionna Rowe, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman, told the Sacramento Bee.

#UPDATE: @sacsheriff says one suspect is in custody. They are unable to confirm if there are any more people they are searching for. Still asking people to stay inside. They couldn’t tell us how much longer this will remain an active scene. @FOX40 1/2 https://t.co/NPHOhRVK5X pic.twitter.com/BQuYNuDDQ9

— Gurajpal Sangha (@GurajpalSangha) January 16, 2021

Authorities from several agencies remained in the area overnight, the Bee reported, and a sheriff’s helicopter was deployed as well.

According to a FOX 40 live report, deputies responded to a call of shots fired near Rampart Drive and Ranger Way. Upon arrival the deputy engaged the suspects, but not much else was provided.

What it takes to become a Texas Ranger

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:09:14 GMT

TEXAS — In the Lone Star state, becoming a Texas Ranger means something. The agency leads by example through its actions and forward thinking, without sacrificing its history and traditions. No matter your race or gender, anyone can be a Ranger if you work hard enough, but there is plenty of competition.

The responsibilities of today’s Texas Rangers have expanded significantly over the last 20 years. New threats posed by organized crime, terrorism and drug cartels have stretched them far beyond their traditional roles of criminal investigation and law enforcement, according to TexasRangers.org.

Becoming a Ranger is part of the job few see or will experience firsthand. It is not merely the requirements to be eligible to apply for this coveted role, but the daily work and selfless toll sacrificed for others, Fox News reported.

“To be a Texas Ranger, like any law enforcement professional, it’s all about service to your community, service to the citizens, and in this state, it’s the man I had to be to be a Texas Ranger,” said Matt Cawthon, a retired Texas Ranger. “To me, what it means to serve Texas is to give selflessly for people. You’re looking for justice, and that’s what it’s all about. There are millions of people in Texas. We have dedicated our lives to that service, and there’s no more fulfilling job that I can imagine that an individual can have.”

Although many will apply with the required requisites for the job, only the cream of the crop make it to the Rangers.

The Rangers have a relatively small force of 167 law officers who cover a state with about 30 million citizens scattered in 254 counties, spanning 270,000 square miles.

When a position becomes available, hundreds of men and women apply. To be considered, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, be in excellent physical condition, and have an outstanding record of at least eight years’ experience with a bona fide law enforcement agency. Furthermore, the applicant must be currently employed with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in the position of a commissioned officer with the rank of at least Trooper II.

(Texas DPS Facebook)

“As you begin in the Highway Patrol, the reason that it’s eight years or so before you can get in, is that learning the laws,” explained Richard Sweaney, a retired Ranger. “Learning how to handle situations, learning how to remain calm, how to control yourself, even though the adrenaline is flowing. The ability to make quick decisions. You know, in a matter of split seconds, those things are learned through your experience.”

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Rangers master these crucial requirements for the job, separating themselves from all others, Fox reported.

“You have to be of the highest moral integrity,” said Cawthon. “You have to have an excellent work ethic. That’s the individual that the Rangers are looking for prior to employment. To be a Texas Ranger, you have to be honest. You have to be a cut above.”

Rangers are also expected to be self-supervised. The nearest boss could be as far as 100 miles away from a Ranger and an ongoing investigation.

“You have to be able to make decisions on your own according to law and policy,” said Cawthon.

(TexasRangers.org)

As the agency has modernized, candidates have more of an opportunity to explore different areas of law enforcement. In the past, candidates would compete for whatever the open position might be. As the agency grew in size and capabilities, Rangers could move toward a particular track that they excelled in or was of interest, Fox reported.

“What I liked to do best was hunting fugitives and people who didn’t want to be found,” said Cawthon. “And today, even with all of the sophistication in all of the gear they have, sometimes that’s what you still have to do. You have to be boots on the ground, and you have to run them down. Find the bad guys.”

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When Rangers such as Sweaney or Cawthon would successfully de-escalate a situation or track down a dangerous threat to the community, those wins are not celebrated or touted publicly. In many ways, their career and place in society are often a thankless job, and under the radar, which is by design.

“Typically, a Texas Ranger will work with a local or another state agency, and when there is a success when there’s arrest when there’s a conviction, it’s not the Ranger that steps forward to take the limelight,” said Cawthon. “We allow them to take credit. The Rangers assist. The Rangers may take the lead, but the Rangers never take the limelight.”

Like all members in law enforcement, becoming a Ranger doesn’t come without personal sacrifice. Despite the honor of serving the state of Texas and protecting your fellow citizens, it’s at home where families face the invisible toll of the job, according to Fox.

“It is hard on family life,” said Cawthon.” You miss some of your family functions because duty calls, and we are here to serve the citizens of the state of Texas, and we are on call 24 hours a day.”

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There’s a mentality ingrained in Rangers early on and hardened over time in order to prevail.

“I think the mentality to become a Ranger is very important because the type of people that we hire and the most successful are people that have confidence in their abilities,” said Sweaney. “You have to be loyal to the citizens in your area.”

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Waco, Texas. (Wikipedia Commons)

The Texas Rangers have always been a revered group of law officers in the state. Their influence has spanned generations.

“During that time, my office was attached to the Ranger Museum here in Waco, Texas,” Cawthon added. “If not daily, it was several times a week that we’d have a knock on our door and some family would be standing there with a small child. And that child would want to meet a real Texas Ranger. That’s something that we never took lightly.”

NRA ditching New York, heading to Texas

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:25:07 GMT

The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy, and plans to ditch what CEO Wayne LaPierre described as “the toxic political environment of New York” and move its headquarters to Texas.

“The plan can be summed up quite simply: We are DUMPING New York, and we are pursuing plans to reincorporate the NRA in Texas,” LaPierre wrote in a letter to members, according to Fox Business.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been after the gun advocate group for years. She’s sought in court to have the organization dissolved over allegations of financial fraud.

New York Attorney General Letitia James. (Wikipedia commons)

“The NRA’s claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt,” James said in a statement Friday. “While we review this filing, we will not allow the NRA to use this or any other tactic to evade accountability and my office’s oversight.”

James sued the NRA, LaPierre, and three other current and former executives in August for allegedly losing $64 million of the nonprofit’s funds.

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When the lawsuit was filed, NRA President Carolyn Meadows called it “a baseless, premeditated attack,” claiming it targeted not just the NRA, but the constitutional rights it defends, Law Officer reported.

Consequently, the NRA filed a countersuit, accusing James of targeting it for its political positions and violating its rights to free speech as a nonprofit.

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According to LaPierre, the bankruptcy will not impact membership, Fox Business reported.

“NRA supporters will continue to enjoy all their full member benefits – from new members to Life Members to Benefactor Members,” he wrote. “We will continue to publish and deliver your magazines. We will continue to train Americans and teach them firearm safety. We will continue to teach hunter safety. But most importantly, we will continue to fight for your freedom and the freedom of all Americans – as we have for all these years. In fact, we are expanding our national platform.”

In November, the NRA settled an insurance case in New York for $2.5 million without admitting wrongdoing.

Northern California police agency fires officer for posting ‘disparaging’ content on social ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:15:29 GMT

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — A Northern California police officer who posted “disparaging” comments on a social media platform is no longer with the department, the police chief said.

Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone said in a video posted Wednesday on the department’s YouTube channel the officer is no longer employed by the department but that legal constraints prevented her from commenting on a personnel matter, KTLA reported.

Madalone said the department received a report in November that the officer, who has not been identified, may have been posting disparaging remarks on a social media account, KTLA reported.

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The report from KTLA referred to the comments as “obscenity-laden” remarks about Black Lives Matter that were made by the officer on Parler. However, the news organization did not provide sources or quotes, other than the chief. However, Madalone simply referred to the comments as “disparaging social media remarks” without offering additional explanation.

Therefore, it is unknown where KTLA obtained their information.

FBI charges man accused of beating officer with flagpole

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:31:26 GMT

WASHINGTON — An Arkansas man who is accused of using a flagpole to beat a police officer during last week’s riots at the US Capitol has been charged by federal authorities, officials said.

Peter Francis Stager, 41, faces one count of obstructing a police officer from his duties during a civil disorder, according to a federal complaint filed Thursday in Washington, DC.

Stager was captured on video and photographs striking the prone DC Metropolitan Police officer after rioters dragged him down the Capitol’s west stairs, officials said.

Witnesses had recognized the suspect and alerted authorities, officials said.

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Federal and local law enforcement officers arrived at Stager’s home in Conway, Arkansas, about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. They learned he was not at the residence, but found him at the undisclosed attorney’s office. Stager surrendered there, the spokesman said.

Authorities remained at the Hathaway Drive location an hour later, where the spokesman said they were conducting a sweep of the area and collecting evidence, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Stager was being held at the Pulaski County Detention Center and will have his first court appearance Friday.

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The injured officer — identified as B.M. in the statement of facts – had been posted in an archway outside the Capitol, New York Post reported.

“From this archway, alongside other uniformed law enforcement officers, B.M. observed hundreds of individuals gathered outside,” FBI Special Agent Jason Coe wrote in the statement.

“Some of these individuals were throwing and swinging various objects at the group of law enforcement officers,” he wrote. “While standing in the archway to prevent the group of individuals from breaching the U.S. Capitol building, and while wearing his official MPD uniform, some of these individuals grabbed B.M. and dragged him down the stairs of the Capitol building.

“These individuals forced B.M. into a prone position on the stairs and proceeded to forcibly and repeatedly strike B.M. in the head and body with various objects,” Coe added.

Democrat politician arrested for election fraud

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:50:19 GMT

Amite, Louisiana – A Louisiana city councilor was arrested and charged with eight counts of election fraud last week.

Emanuel Zanders III was a city councilor in Amite, Louisiana and was accused of illegally registering nearly two dozen people to vote in his district before his re-election attempt in November.

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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced the charges on January 6th.

The Blaze reports that Zanders allegedly urged 22 people to list vacant lots as their home addresses so he could increase the number of people eligible to vote for him.

State Attorney General Jeff Landry announced on Wednesday (January 6) that Emanuel Zanders, a councilman in Amite, was arrested and charged with eight counts of voter fraud.https://t.co/TN90VsZA50

— Q93 (@Q93FM) January 7, 2021

According to WAFB, Zanders “purposefully manipulated citizens into illegally changing their voter registrations.”

Zanders won re-election to his third term on the council by just 19 votes.

Landry said his office and Ardoin’s office began investigating the case in October 2020 after getting a tip from the Tangipahoa Parish Registrar of Voters.

The 52-year-old Democrat was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Prison on January 5th and has since bonded out.

Election Fraud Hidden By The Media

While this incident is a local election, the mainstream media has insisted for months that elections could never be tainted and a week after Zander’s arrest, we found just five instances of media reports on this arrest. All but one were small, local news outlets.

On Wednesday, a Texas woman was arrested on felony charges of election fraud, illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting by mail, and unlawfully possessing an official ballot.

Following the arrest, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that “many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election fraud. We’ve always known that such a claim is false and misleading, and today we have additional hard evidence.”

New York could become the first state to ban bulletproof vests

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:02:37 GMT

Albany, New York – A New York lawmaker has authored a bill that would confiscate body armor from citizens and make it illegal to buy the protective gear in the state.

Currently, there is a ban on the use of bulletproof vests while carrying out a “violent felony offense.”

If passed, New York would become the first state to ban the purchase or possession of ballistic vests for citizens.

The bill from assembly member Jonathan G. Jacobson (D.) would outlaw the sale and possession of body armor in the state of New York. The bill would require residents who own a bulletproof vest to turn them over to police within 15 days of the bill becoming law.

The Washington Free Beacon reports that Second Amendment advocates are speaking out against the proposed law. The Firearms Policy Coalition created the website BodyArmorBan.com in order to mobilize against the proposal. The group said in a message on the site that Jacobson’s bill “deprives New Yorkers of their right to passive defense by instituting a confiscatory ban on body armor.”

The Firearms Policy Coalition noted the bill provides an exception for police officers and questioned why normal citizens should not be allowed the same protections.

“As is tradition, police are exempt from this new restraint on the right to keep and bear arms,” the group said on its website.

In the aftermath of the summer violence in the state and in particular New York City, Bulletproof vest sales have soared with one New York City vendor reporting that sales have increased 80% from 2019.

Substitute teacher under investigation for indecent exposure during online class

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:52:47 GMT

A substitute teacher in Seattle is now the subject of an indecent-exposure investigation by Seattle police, according to a police spokesperson.

The teacher, who has not been identified, was participating in a remote middle-school class for Catharine Blaine K-8 School students on Tuesday.

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“Some students and parents reported concerns when they saw a Seattle Public Schools substitute teacher on camera during a remote teaching session being led by a regular, full-time SPS teacher,” Tim Robinson, a spokesperson for the school district, said in an email Thursday. “The Catharine Blaine teacher who was leading the class took swift action and removed the person from the remote platform, Microsoft Teams.”

According to the Seattle Times, the substitute teacher was appearing on camera from his home when the incident occurred. According to a letter sent to the parents of the students, the teacher was immediately removed from the online environment and is currently barred from teaching or performing any other work in Seattle schools.

The exact nature of the allegation was not disclosed by law enforcement.

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Detective Patrick Michaud, a spokesperson for the Seattle Police Department, confirmed Thursday that the allegations against the substitute teacher, a man in his 50s or 60s, were reported to police just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. The indecent-exposure case has since been assigned to a detective in the department’s Sexual Assault Unit for follow-up investigation, he said.

Observant waitress helps rescue boy from abusive home

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:13:25 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. — A waitress in Orlando who helped an 11-year-old boy escape abuse is being hailed a hero by local law enforcement.

Flavaine Carvalho was working at the Mrs. Potato Restaurant on Jan. 1 when a family sat at a table. Everyone received food except the child, she said during a news conference, WOFL-TV reported.

Timothy Wilson II, 34, was later identified as the stepfather. He reportedly Carvalho the child would eat dinner at home. However, she noticed the boy had bruises and scratches on his face and arms and believed she needed to do something.

“I could see he had a big scratch between his eyebrows,” Carvalho said. “A couple of minutes later, I saw a bruise on the side of his eye. So I felt there was something really wrong.”

In an effort to help, she secretly penned a note to the boy that read: “Do you need help? OK.” He initially answered no, she said. Carvalho said the parents could not see the note.

An observant waitress at a Florida restaurant helped save an 11-year-old boy from an abusive home, police said. (Orlando Police Department)

After another attempt, the boy signaled yes, which led to her 911 call, Fox reported.

As a result, the boy was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined he had bruising all around his face and arms and was 20 pounds underweight for his age, authorities said. Police said the boy was subjected to other types of abuse, including being forced to do planks for 30 minutes at a time. He would be beaten if he failed, they said.

“It was ongoing abuse and torture that this child was sustaining,” Detective Erin Lawler said.

A police spokesperson said the injuries to the child were severe, WOFL-TV reported.

“In the opinion of the lead investigator, that child was destined to be killed,” he said.

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Wilson was arrested on suspicion of third-degree child abuse. He was arrested a second time on Jan. 6 and charged with several counts of aggravated child abuse and neglect.

The child’s mother, Kristen Swann, 31, admitted to knowing about the reported abuse, but failed to seek medical care, authorities said. Consequently, she faces two counts of child neglect.

(Photos via Fox 35 Orlando)

The boy and couple’s 4-year-old child were removed from the home by the Florida Department of Children and Families.

The owner of Mrs. Potato praised her employee for her quick-thinking – and for saving the boy’s life.

“We are extremely proud. This has to encourage people that if you see something, say something.”

Carvalho says if she could see the boy again, she would just want to give him a big hug.

Anti-Trump activist arrested after allegedly inciting violence inside the Capitol

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:05:03 GMT

Washington D.C. – John Sullivan, the founder of a Utah-based group called Insurgence USA, told numerous news outlets last week that he had entered the United States Capitol to “document” what was going on and to dispute “this narrative going around” that Antifa instigators had played a role in the riot.

A week later, he finds himself in custody after the FBI alleges that he allegedly instigated portions of the violence.

John Sullivan can allegedly be heard egging on protesters in video he provided to the FBI, according to a federal criminal complaint. He has also shared the video to his YouTube and Twitter accounts under the pseudonym Jayden X.

Here is anarchist John Sullivan bragging about wearing a MAGA hat to infiltrate Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/2g14Je6tmQ

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 14, 2021

Inside the building, he told rioters that “We gotta get this s— burned,” and “it’s our house m————,” according to an affidavit signed by FBI Special Agent Matthew Foulger.

He faces federal charges of civil disorder, entering a restricted building and violent entry or disorderly conduct.

Sullivan also allegedly told Foulger that he had been in the Capitol during the riot, entering through a broken window while wearing a ballistic vest.

Anarchist John Sullivan was just arrested for rioting in the US Capitol. Evidence shows him agitating the crowd and inciting violence. https://t.co/4dsh8ivgka https://t.co/jjkM0NsW29

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 14, 2021

As protesters climbed over a wall near the Capitol entrance, he allegedly exclaimed in the video, “You guys are f—— savage. Let’s go!”

“There are so many people,” Sullivan’s voice can be heard saying as the camera shows a large group of people making its way toward the building. “Let’s go. This s— is ours! F– yeah. I can’t believe this is reality.”

“We accomplished this s—,” he said at another point “We did this together. F— yeah! We are all a part of this history.”

Fox News reports that he was charged Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C. after being arrested by the FBI. He remains in custody in Toeele County, in his home state of Utah, on a U.S. Marshals Service hold request.

In an interview with Rolling Stone published Wednesday, Sullivan said he was putting on an act to build rapport with the protesters.

“I had to relate to these people, and build trust in the short amount of time I had there to get where I need to go,” he told the magazine. “To the front of the crowd to see the dynamic between the police and the protesters, because nobody wants to see the backs of people’s heads from a far-off distance.”

Sullivan also documented his proximity to Ashli Babbitt and his actions that preceded her shooting death by a Capitol Hill Police Officer.

According to the affidavit:

In the video, once SULLIVAN reaches the Speaker’s Lobby, where Victim 1 was eventually shot, SULLIVAN can be heard telling one of the law enforcement officers guarding the doors, as seen in the screenshot below, “We want you to go home. I’m recording and there’s so many people and they’re going to push their way up here. Bro, I’ve seen people out there get hurt. I don’t want to see you get hurt.”

Eventually, the law enforcement officers begin to exit and individuals within the crowd move toward the doors. As this is happening, SULLIVAN can be heard yelling after the officers, “I want you to go home,” and then yelling, “Go! Go! Get this shit!” SULLIVAN then films as others in the crowd try to break out the glass in the entryway door windows. Shortly thereafter, the video includes footage of Victim 1 getting shot as she tries to enter through the window opening.

Investigators used this detail and other aspects of the video to confirm Sullivan’s alleged whereabouts within the Capitol, they said.

While he has denied ties to Antifa in recent interviews, his group Insurgence USA had advertised an event called “Kick These Fascists out of DC” on Wednesday around the same time as a pro-Trump rally near the National Mall that preceded the Capitol chaos

Retired firefighter accused of participating in Captiol riot was 600 miles away

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:48:25 GMT

CHICAGO — Retired Chicago firefighter David Quintavalle had a pretty normal Wednesday last week. He went grocery shopping at Aldi in the morning, and spent the evening celebrating his wife’s birthday with home-cooked lobster and steak. His son, a Chicago police officer, celebrated as well. The next day, Quintavalle went to Home Depot.

None of this should be news, because these are things that normal people do regularly. But for Quintavalle, an otherwise normal day was shattered when he was publicly and falsely accused of being the man who attacked a U.S. Capitol Police officer with a fire extinguisher, Daily Wire reported.

HOW DID OFFICER BRIAN SICKNICK DIE?

Quintavalle is not on social media, so he didn’t know immediately that his life would be upended Tuesday when a random person on Twitter decided an image of him during a protest in Chicago matched the image of the man who allegedly attacked Capitol police.

“I got a phone call from a friend who said, ‘You should see what they twittered about you,’” Quintavalle told Chicago Patch.

“Some woman from British Columbia showed the [surveillance] picture of the guy wearing CFD stocking cap and a beard like I’ve had, and file footage when I was protesting the city inappropriately scoring the fire lieutenants exam, and said, ‘This is the guy.’ And the ball started rolling. Everybody started saying, ‘Here’s the guy,’” he added.

FLORIDA FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDIC ARRESTED FOR PARTICIPATING IN CAPITOL RIOT

As Patch reported, the unconfirmed identification of Quintavalle spread, and people who pointed out that the Quintavalle’s picture did not match the unidentified man in the photo from the Capitol riot, they were accused of being “bots.”

People dug up whatever information they could about Quintavalle, pointing out his son’s profession and finding a three-year-old blog post from his estranged brother “accusing the retired firefighter of being a ‘bum’ who fraudulently acquired their mother’s home.”

Within hours of the false identification, Quintavalle started receiving phone calls from strangers calling him a “f***ing murderer.” Reporters camped out in front of his house. A patrol call had to be sent to keep an eye on the situation.

HOUSTON POLICE OFFICER INVESTIGATED FOR STORMING THE CAPITOL

Phoenix police release bodycam footage in deadly shooting of man who claimed to be armed

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:28:32 GMT

PHOENIX — Phoenix police released body camera footage that shows the moments leading up to officers fatally shooting a suspect who told them he was holding a gun behind his back.

Officers responded around 9 p.m. on Dec. 28 to a call from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend was harassing her, as briefed by Sgt. Mercedes Fortune in the video below.

The woman identified the ex-boyfriend as Jordan Crawford, 30, and told the 911 dispatcher he had been violent toward her in the past, Fortune said.

Upon arrival, officers found Crawford wandering the apartment complex where the woman lived, Fox News reported.

The body camera video, which was edited by the Phoenix Police Department, shows an officer confront Crawford and ask what he has behind his back.

“It’s a gun,” Crawford can be heard saying. “You want to see?”

CRITICAL INCIDENT BRIEFING

Crawford ignored the officer’s commands to show his hands and continued to walk backward toward the street, police said. He can be seen with his right hand behind his back near the rear waistband of his pants.

“Jordan, don’t do this!” an officer yells. “Jordan, show us your hands right now, brother!”

CHUCK NORRIS HAS A MESSAGE FOR AMERICA AFTER HE’S ACCUSED OF BEING AT DC RIOTS

As Crawford walked backward across the street, police said the officers were able to contain him when he reached the sidewalk on the other side.

“Who’s going to kill someone tonight?” Crawford says. “You decide!”

Crawford ignored officers and continued to walk backward with his hand behind his back. He can be heard several times saying, “Who’s going to kill someone tonight?” (Phoenix Police Department)

Officers can be heard pleading with Crawford, who then begins to countdown from five. When Crawford reaches one, he quickly moves his hand from behind his back and officers fire a volley of shots.

No gun was found on Crawford. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, Fox reported.

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None of the five Cactus Park Precinct officers were injured.

The officer-involved shooting is automatically the subject of an internal and criminal investigation.

Retired firefighter accused of tossing fire extinguisher at officers during Capitol riots

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:26:53 GMT

WASHINGTON — A retired firefighter is reportedly the man caught on camera throwing a fire extinguisher that hit at least three officers at the Capitol during a riot. As a result, he was arrested Thursday, according to officials.

Robert Sanford, of Chester, Pa., faces three federal felony charges including assaulting a police officer, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Video footage of the incident shows the man hurling a fire extinguisher at officers attempting to control a mob outside of the west side of the Capitol.

FLORIDA FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDIC ARRESTED FOR PARTICIPATING IN CAPITOL RIOT

One of the officers who was hit, William Young, was evaluated at a hospital and cleared to return to duty, the charging document said.

The FBI has been pursuing charges against dozens of suspects in the riots, many of whom were identified through photos and videos circulating on social media—some posted by participants themselves, Fox News reported.

Officials told the WSJ that the incident is separate from the ongoing homicide investigation by the Justice Department and multiple other agencies into the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.

Florida firefighter-paramedic arrested for participating in Capitol riot

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:17:35 GMT

SANFORD, Fla. — A firefighter in central Florida was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday after a photograph surfaced online showing him inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 incursion.

As rioters stormed the building, Andrew Williams, a firefighter-paramedic with the Sanford Fire Department, was photographed wearing a pro-Trump baseball hat while pointing to a sign over a doorway that reads “Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi,” Fox News reported.

FBI agents arrested Williams Tuesday. He is charged with one count of unlawful entry of a restricted building and one count of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

CHUCK NORRIS HAS A MESSAGE FOR AMERICA AFTER HE’S ACCUSED OF BEING AT DC RIOTS

Williams, who has worked with the Sanford Fire Department since 2016, has been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida confirmed to WESH-TV.

Florida @CitySanfordFL firefighter on leave WITH PAY after he's caught on camera participating in yesterday's riot inside the Capitol #BecauseFlorida: https://t.co/s95gMVeOh0 pic.twitter.com/y6zOUhe8dW

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) January 7, 2021

Walking out of the courthouse in Orlando Tuesday, Vince Citro, the attorney representing Williams, said President Trump and the U.S. Capitol Police “encouraged despicable behavior,” and his client “took part in none of it.”

“In fact, you’ll notice in the complaint there are no allegations that he did any of those things,” Citro told reporters.

This is moment @CitySanfordFL firefighter Andrew Williams left federal court after being arrested for his participation in #CapitolRiot. His attorney says @POTUS encouraged “despicable” behavior and that Williams “took part in none of it.” @MyNews13
: Nick Allen pic.twitter.com/giYUgsKqeQ

— Eric Mock (@EricMockTV) January 12, 2021

As of Tuesday, Williams was placed on administrative leave without pay pending the results of the current administrative and criminal investigations against him, the Sanford Fire Department said in a press release.

“We hold the men and women in this department to the highest standards. It saddens me that the actions of one individual have tarnished the hard work and dedication that the rest of the department puts forth on a daily basis,” Sanford Fire Chief Craig Radzak said.

“Our investigation will continue in conjunction with the current federal criminal investigation,” his statement continued. “As is policy with any type of policy violation, including a criminal violation, an internal administrative process must be followed in order to ensure a thorough investigation with a just conclusion. I ask for the public’s patience as we move through this process.”

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The judge granted Williams’ release from custody Tuesday on a $25,000 signature bond.

The terms of his release agreement require Williams to surrender any firearms and his passport, restrict his travel and submit to mental health evaluations and drug tests, WKMG-TV reported.