FBI: 11th NJ Suspect Arrested In Capitol Riots FBI: 11th NJ Suspect Arrested In Capitol Riots
FBI: 11th NJ Suspect Arrested In Capitol Riots An Atlantic City man was arrested Friday for his alleged role in U.S. Capitol riots last month; authorities said. James Douglas Rahm was arrested by the FBI on charges relating to Jan. 6 riot, the FBI announced on its Twitter page. FBI agents conducted a search Friday morning at Rahm's home on Penrose Avenue as investigators took photos of a garage and brought computer equipment, boxes and other items out of the house, NBC News 10 Philly reported. Including Friday’s arrest, 11 New Jersey, residents including a member of the U.S. Army reserves, a former Marine, a county corrections officer,…
Second Local Man Arrested By FBI Over Jan. 6 Capitol Building Attack Second Local Man Arrested By FBI Over Jan. 6 Capitol Building Attack
Second Local Man Arrested By FBI Over Jan. 6 Capitol Building Attack A North Adams man was recently accused of participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building and arrested. On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that Brian McCreary, 33, of North Adams. He is one out of 5 New England people who have been arrested since the pro-Trump Jan. 6 siege - and the second Berkshire County man busted for alleged participation. In January, David Lester Ross, 33, of Pittsfield, was arrested in connection with the riot, as well. McCreary is being charged with: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grou…
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes UPDATE: A political manifesto of sorts that was left along with a ball bearings in zip-locked bags outside the homes of dozens of Bergen County residents includes a portrait of former President Trump with blood on his hands and dripping from the roof of the White House. The writer who left the bags in residents' driveways and walkways in Closter and Demarest early Wednesday claims to be a former Republican who claims that apparently patriotic neighbors had hidden “deplorable tendencies” that have emerged in the downfall of the former president. Motivated by Trump – whom he calls a variety …
NY May Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border NY May Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border
NY May Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border New York State officials are assessing whether or not to rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park on the Westchester-Putnam border, citing the divisiveness that comes along with the former president's name.  Lawmakers are calling on the state to rename the approximately 435-acre park that stretches between Yorktown and Putnam Valley in the wake of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol during the riots in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. In a letter to New York States Park Commissioner Erik Kulleseid earlier this month, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef called for the renaming of the park, as well…
New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island
New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island A Long Island man has been arrested by FBI agents on a charge of illegally being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Justin McAuliffe, age 39, of Bellmore, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 28, for taking part in the riotous insurrection at the capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, according to a complaint filed in federal court.  The complaint filed in Central Islip on Jan. 28, shows a picture of McAuliffe, an accountant on Long Island, sitting in the office of either an unidentified member of the Senate or the House and holding up two fingers in a "Victory" sign.  The FBI was led to McA…
Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot
Long Island Man Nabbed For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot A 27-year-old Long Island man who allegedly participated in the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol was arrested by federal law enforcement officials. Tipsters pointed FBI investigators to Christopher Ortiz, of Huntington, earlier this month, advising that there were screenshots from videos and messages posted on his Instagram account, “@chrispy0ats” at the Wednesday, Jan. 6 riot, leading to his arrest early on Wednesday, Jan. 27. According to court documents, there is audio from his Instagram account when Ortiz can be heard shouting “onward, onward” as rioters flooded the Capitol building wit…
New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot
New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot Another Hudson Valley man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol after being caught on camera, sharing and receiving photos on social media. Dutchess County resident William Vogel, of Pawling, was apprehended for his role in the Wednesday, Jan. 6 riot after being connected through images and video posted on Snapchat and conversations on Facebook that were later flagged by FBI investigators, authorities said. According to an FBI joint terrorism task force officer, videos with the Snapchat usernames “will vogel” and “willvogelmusic…
FBI: Controversial Jersey City Activist Took Selfie While Participating In U.S. Capitol Riot FBI: Controversial Jersey City Activist Took Selfie While Participating In U.S. Capitol Riot
FBI: Controversial Jersey City Activist Took Selfie While Participating In U.S. Capitol Riot A Jersey City man who made local headlines last summer as both a hero and alleged villain is among the latest defendants charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building earlier this month. And, once again, it was fellow citizens who snitched. Hector Vargas unlawfully and abusively entered the Capitol with other rioters on Jan. 6 and posted videos from inside, including a selfie, an FBI complaint on file in the District of Columbia charges. “We took over this motherf***er, bro,” Vargas says into the camera in one of the FBI-obtained videos. “We took over this f***ing capitol, tell them.” …
HS Football Jacket IDs Northern Westchester Man As Capitol Rioter HS Football Jacket IDs Northern Westchester Man As Capitol Rioter
HS Football Jacket IDs Northern Westchester Man As Capitol Rioter A Hudson Valley man who was among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol during the riots in Washington D.C. earlier this month has been identified after being busted wearing his high school letterman’s jacket. Northern Westchester resident Brian Gundersen, age 26, a graduate of Byram Hills High School in Armonk, was charged in connection to his role in the riot after being identified when investigators noticed his jacket in photos and videos from the incident on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Gundersen now faces federal charges that include knowingly entering and remaining on restricted grounds and disord…
Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions
Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions Ramsey’s police chief said he's justified in charging the founder of a local protest group with disorderly conduct for blocking traffic during a recent downtown demonstration. Nicholas Haas had already received two written warnings for blocking the roadway during other marches when he led members of the Ramsey Alliance for Social Equality (RASE) up East Main Street on Jan. 10 “without requisite approval,” Police Bryan Gurney said. Haas "did not heed either the multiple written warnings…nor his own words stating he would notify the Ramsey Police beforehand on any events in the street,” Gurne…
'We Need More Men!': NJ Activist, Correctional Officer Among Latest Charged In Capitol Riot 'We Need More Men!': NJ Activist, Correctional Officer Among Latest Charged In Capitol Riot
'We Need More Men!': NJ Activist, Correctional Officer Among Latest Charged In Capitol Riot A South Jersey mom who’s become one of the most recognizable “Reopen New Jersey” activists and a Monmouth County correctional officer were among the latest people charged with the riot at the U.S. Capitol building earlier this month. “Men, we need more men,” Stephanie Hazelton, 49, of Medford, shouts on a video as she waves her arm on the Capitol steps in an attempt to get more muscle to help break through an entrance on Jan. 6. “More people, we gotta keep going,” says Hazelton, who’s also known as Ayla Wolf, as she wipes her eyes of lingering pepper spray and records the events on her cell…
Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside
Capitol Riot: Self-Described Dating, Sex 'Expert' From NJ Livestreamed From Inside A self-described dating and sex coach from Camden County live-streamed video to more than 25,000 of his followers from inside the U.S. Capitol during the recent riot, said federal agents who arrested him Thursday. “I was pretty much in the first wave,” said Patrick Stedman, 32, according to the FBI. “[W]e broke down the doors and climbed up the back part of the Capitol building and got all the way into the chambers.” Agents used the video, social media posts and tips from witnesses – including a high school and college classmate of his – to identify and arrest Stedman, who lives with his pa…