A Houston man reported to the FBI after discussing his involvement in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on a dating app was sentenced to more than six years in prison for assaulting police officers with bear spray and a whip-like weapon.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/06/06/489868/houston-man-gets-six-years-in-prison-for-assaulting-officers-with-bear-spray-whip-like-weapon-during-jan-6-insurrection/

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Houston man gets six years in prison for assaulting officers with bear spray, whip-like weapon during Jan. 6 insurrection

Andrew Taake, 35, was reported to the FBI after telling a woman on the Bumble dating app that he was involved in the riot in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.

Houston Public Media

Alexander Fan, a 27-year-old Houston man who showed FBI agents a selfie photo he took inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/02/19/477923/houston-alexander-fan-showed-fbi-agents-selfie-inside-u-s-capitol-sentenced-for-insurrection-participation/

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Houston man who showed FBI agents selfie from inside U.S. Capitol sentenced for insurrection participation

Alexander Fan, 27, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to 12 months of probation while being ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

Houston Public Media

The two minutes they are alleged to have spent inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, could result in significant consequences for a Houston-area man, his brother and one of their hunting buddies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/02/15/477625/magnolia-man-becomes-latest-from-houston-area-to-be-accused-of-participating-in-u-s-capitol-insurrection/

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Magnolia man becomes latest from Houston area to be accused of participating in U.S. Capitol insurrection

Nathan Mackie was arrested Tuesday along with his brother, Brandon Mackie of Weatherford, and their friend, Daniel Hatcher of Arkansas, according to federal court records. They are accused of spending about two minutes inside the Capitol building during the riot there on Jan. 6, 2021.

Houston Public Media

Judy Fraize, who allegedly admitted to being at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while showing federal agents images of herself inside the building, was arrested Monday in Houston and charged with four federal crimes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/02/06/476762/google-records-led-to-arrest-of-houston-area-woman-accused-of-participating-in-u-s-capitol-insurrection/

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Google records led to arrest of Houston-area woman accused of participating in U.S. Capitol insurrection

Judy Fraize, who allegedly admitted to being at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while showing federal agents images of herself inside the building, was arrested Monday in Houston and charged with four federal crimes.

Houston Public Media

A Houston man that was accused of pepper spraying and whipping police officers during the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and bragging about his actions on a dating app pleaded guilty to assault charges Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/12/21/473037/houston-man-exposed-by-bumble-match-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-insurrection-involvement/

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Houston man exposed by Bumble match pleads guilty to Jan. 6 insurrection involvement

Taake, a Houston man, is more than one of more than 1,230 people who have been charged for their involvement in the insurrection.

Houston Public Media

A Houston man that was accused of pepper spraying and whipping police officers during the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and bragging about his actions on a dating app pleaded guilty to assault charges Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/12/21/473037/houston-man-exposed-by-bumble-match-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-insurrection-involvement/

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Houston man exposed by Bumble match pleads guilty to Jan. 6 insurrection involvement

Taake, a Houston man, is more than one of more than 1,230 people who have been charged for their involvement in the insurrection.

Houston Public Media

Houston man convicted for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection after speaking about it with reporter

Wilmar Jeovanny Montano-Alvarado, 40, was found guilty this week of three felony crimes and two misdemeanors. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.

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Houston man convicted for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection after speaking about it with reporter

Wilmar Jeovanny Montano-Alvarado, 40, was found guilty this week of three felony crimes and two misdemeanors. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.

Houston Public Media

Addendum 1

33 Years, Stiffest Jan. 6 Sentence So Far, Sought for Proud Boys Leaders
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/us/politics/proud-boys-prison-sentence.html

* seeking to severely punish Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs prosecutors asked to increase sentences via terrorism enhancement
* “The defendants understood the stakes, and they embraced their role in bringing about a ‘revolution’”

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33 Years, Stiffest Jan. 6 Sentence So Far, Sought for Proud Boys Leaders

Federal prosecutors recommended the sentence for the group’s former chairman and a top lieutenant, while also asking for long prison terms for the other three defendants in the case.

The New York Times

[thread] Proud Boys

FBI Knew Proud Boys Were Prepping to “Kill People,” Did Nothing
A new Senate report savages the FBI and DHS for ignoring pre–January 6 intel
https://newrepublic.com/post/173935/fbi-knew-proud-boys-prepping-kill-people-nothing

Cited:
FBI and Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-insurrection-senate-report-intelligence-failures-trump-81bb6cd4fadb056b83a22a0226165fc5

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FBI Knew Proud Boys Were Prepping to “Kill People,” Did Nothing

A new Senate report savages the FBI and DHS for ignoring pre–January 6 intel.

The New Republic

FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year
In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit

*https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/must-read-article-on-the-jan-6th-investigation
Here’s a really must-read article out this morning from the Post, “FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year.”

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Must Read Article on the Jan 6th Investigation

Here's a really must read article out this morning from the Post, "FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year". Unless the reporting comes under serious question…

TPM – Talking Points Memo