One Year Later: California’s Role In The US Capitol Riot

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The January 6 riot astatine the nation’s Capitol progressive thousands of former-President Trump’s supporters.

Since that time the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys Office person been moving to prosecute individuals blameworthy of assaulting officers, trespassing connected authorities property, and carnal violence.

Several Californians were among the hundreds of radical charged.

“I whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person rubbed my butt connected Nasty Pelosi’s desk,” said erstwhile Sacramento Republican person Jorge Aaron Riley.

Riley was arrested conscionable days aft the insurrection and pleaded not blameworthy to each charges, contempt admitting to his relation connected camera.

“We broke windows, we went into the doorway we pushed our mode in,” Riley said successful the video.

Small concern proprietor Tommy Allan was arrested successful Granite Bay. Charges see theft of authorities spot for stealing documents from the Senate chamber.

“I mean, it didn’t halt anything,” said a neighbour of Allan, who CBS13 antecedently interviewed.

Sean Michael McHugh was arrested successful Auburn backmost successful May and was caught connected bodycam spraying officers with an chartless substance.

“That’s not right,” said a neighbour of McHugh.

Neighbors were shocked months agone erstwhile they learned of the arrests. Now, each 3 men look national charges and are awaiting trial, portion Valerie Ehrke, arrested successful Colusa County, has already been sentenced to 3 years probation.

“I saw immoderate videos. I cognize she’s a trump supporter,” said a neighbour of Valeire Ehrke, who CBS13 interviewed previously, claiming “Ehrke decided she wanted to beryllium a portion of the crowd.”

One twelvemonth later, information astatine California’s ain State Capitol tightened fencing astir the gathering and accrued patrols connected Capitol grounds.

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Since January 6, 2021, much than 700 radical person been arrested successful transportation with the Capitol breach.