Latest from Rachel Weiner
Armed ‘quick reaction force’ was waiting for order to storm Capitol, Justice Dept. says
According to prosecutors, weapons were stashed in an Arlington hotel.
- Apr 14, 2021
Man dies after police in Virginia pursue vehicle into District following reports of gunfire in Old Town
Police said the driver jumped off a highway overpass and, during his arrest, a federal officer deployed a stun gun.
- Apr 7, 2021
Capitol riot detainee alleges beating by D.C. jail guards
Ryan Samsel, who is accused of assaulting a police officer at the Jan. 6 riot, suffered a broken nose and dislocated jaw, his lawyer says.
- Apr 7, 2021
U.S. judge tests prosecutors’ claims that Proud Boys leaders planned Capitol breach
Judge sees no clear “invocation to violence” that day in weighing pretrial jailing of defendants Ethan Nordean, 30, of Washington state, and Joe Biggs, 37, of Florida.
- Apr 6, 2021
California man accused of attacking D.C. police officer with stun gun on Jan. 6
Daniel Rodriguez was among the rioters at the U.S. Capitol that day, police said.
- Apr 1, 2021
Former intelligence analyst Daniel Hale pleads guilty to leaking classified information
Hale had previously challenged the charges as violating the First Amendment.
- Mar 31, 2021
Appeals court upholds constitutionality of FBI terror watch list
The decision from a panel of conservative judges in Virginia reversed a lower-court ruling.
- Mar 30, 2021
Man photographed in Capitol with zip-tie cuffs and his mother win pretrial release in case that tested federal riot prosecutions
Eric Munchel and Lisa Marie Eisenhart will be released from jail to home confinement after an appeals court said there is a difference between violent and nonviolent rioters.
- Mar 29, 2021
Founder of ‘Uber for private investigators’ sentenced to 8 years in prison
Daniel Boice’s Arlington start-up was a fraud.
- Mar 26, 2021
Prosecutors allege ‘alliance’ between Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on Jan. 6
The alleged coordination between the groups centered on attacking left-wing “antifa” supporters, according to court documents.
- Mar 24, 2021