McKellop, who was arrested on Wednesday, is seen in social media footage and footage, in addition to recordings from police-worn physique cameras,
McKellop, who was arrested on Wednesday, is seen in social media footage and footage, in addition to recordings from police-worn physique cameras, among the many earliest waves of rioters to confront police on the Capitol that day. The FBI alleges that he donned a gasoline masks as he approached the police line and tried to wrest a canister of pepper spray from an officer who was utilizing it for crowd management. Simply earlier than 2:30 p.m. that day, he lastly breached the police line and engaged in a scuffle with a number of officers.
“Throughout this confrontation, as MPD Officer Four positions himself with the riot management spray aimed towards McKellop and the gang, McKellop picks up a flagpole from the bottom and shoves it into the face of MPD Officer 4,” based on the FBI case. “McKellop then throws the flagpole, related in style to throwing a spear, at MPD Officer 4. McKellop’s actions precipitated a laceration to MPD Officer 4’s face.”
Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin lately advised CBS’ “60 Minutes” that the rising variety of Capitol instances that includes former members of the army has underscored the necessity to root out extremism among the many ranks.
“I feel the numbers will most likely be a bit bigger than we’d consider,” he mentioned. “However I can let you know {that a} small variety of individuals can have an outsized impact.”
Subsequent week, an Military reservist who had been working at a New Jersey-based naval weapons facility is predicted to be arraigned on prices that he participated within the Capitol siege. As a part of the investigation, the Navy interviewed 44 of his colleagues and realized that he was extensively considered as a white supremacist and sometimes made disparaging feedback about Jews. He even sported a Hitler-style mustache to work, they mentioned.