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On January 6, USCP officers deployed without "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [3] At 12:49 p.m., Capitol police responded to two bombs near the Capitol. [4] Minutes later, rioters breached a police perimeter west of the Capitol building.
Daniel Hodges is an American police officer with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department who is known for defending the U.S. Capitol building and its occupants during the January 6 attack in 2021. During the attack, Hodges was crushed by rioters who had stolen police shields and then pinned him against a wall.
Mellis agreed as part of his plea that he used a large wooden stick to "repeatedly strike or stab" police officers on Jan. 6. Mellis had a previous felony criminal conviction for drug trafficking — conspiracy to manufacture or sell methamphetamine — which resulted in a 20-year prison sentence, court documents state.
Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump’s commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” “It’s a betrayal, a stab in the ...
Former Capitol Hill Police Officer Winston Pingeon recalled the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters breached the Capitol in an apparent attempt to stop Congress’s certification of the Electoral ...
A former police officer attacked during the January 6 insurrection was heckled outside the Capitol by a rioter pardoned by Donald Trump. Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn was ...
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (October 2024) January 6 United States Capitol attack Part of attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election and domestic terrorism in the United States Crowd outside the ...
Capitol Police officers on duty: More than 1,200 Capitol Police officers try to hold off Donald Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)