Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots
Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots A former Northern New Jersey high school student and Citadel cadet has been charged in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Elias Irizarry, 19, a Montclair High School graduate and a second-semester freshman at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was released from jail on a $25,000 bond, ABC4 reports. Irizarry's father, Vincent Irizarry, played Deimos Kiriakis on NBC's "Days of our Lives," and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002. He won in 2009. Irizarry and another South Carolina man, Elliot Bishai, were identified via social media posts, surveil…
More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer
More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer Two New Jersey women that federal authorities say drove together to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 and stormed the U.S. Capitol have been indicted on multiple federal crimes. Marissa A. Suarez and Patricia Todisco initially were arrested charged with two crimes in January:  entering the Capitol building and disorderly conduct.  Suarez is a former corrections officer with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office who used an emergency holiday day to drive to Washington on Jan. 6, a day she was scheduled to work at the jail. She resigned from the job after her arrest. Among the suspects ch…
Capitol Riot Suspects Arrested For Assault On Officer Brian Sicknick Grew Up In Central Jersey Capitol Riot Suspects Arrested For Assault On Officer Brian Sicknick Grew Up In Central Jersey
Capitol Riot Suspects Arrested For Assault On Officer Brian Sicknick Grew Up In Central Jersey A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man -- both natives of Central Jersey -- were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure Capitol Hill police officers, federal officials said.  During the Jan. 6 riot, they allegedly sprayed bear repellant into the faces of three officers, one of whom -- Brian D. Sicknick -- later died, authorities said. Sicknick 42, previously lived in South River, New Jersey.  Sicknick's exact cause of death has never been clarified. According to court documents, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and G…
Ex-LI Resident, Proud Boys Member Accused Of Firing Pepper Spray At Capitol Riot Blames Trump Ex-LI Resident, Proud Boys Member Accused Of Firing Pepper Spray At Capitol Riot Blames Trump
Ex-LI Resident, Proud Boys Member Accused Of Firing Pepper Spray At Capitol Riot Blames Trump A Long Island native living in Florida who allegedly fired pepper spray at police during the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has been charged for his role in the insurrection and his attorney says former President Donald Trump is at fault. Greenport High School graduate Christopher John Worrell, age 49, who acknowledged being a member of the Proud Boys, was arrested in his East Naples home over the weekend and is now facing charges. On the day of the riot, Worrell was photographed wearing tactical gear with a canister clipped to his vest. According to the FBI, on Monday, Jan. 18, while be…
MTA Fires Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Involved In Capitol Riot MTA Fires Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Involved In Capitol Riot
MTA Fires Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Involved In Capitol Riot An alleged member of the Proud Boys from the Hudson Valley who was active at the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has been fired from his job with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Dutchess County resident William Pepe, of Beacon, was charged last month with conspiracy; civil disorder; unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in restricted buildings or grounds last month for his role in the insurrection. Original story - Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Pleads Not Guilty To Role In Riot At U.S. Capitol A laborer at the…
6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings 6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings
6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6. During more than 15 hours of testimony, lawmakers listened to a cacophony of competing explanations as officials stumbled over themselves to explain how America’s national security, defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies allowed a homegrown enemy to put an entire branch of government in danger during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The continuing questions surrounding the attack have prompted calls for a …
Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say
Camden County Man, 33, Arrested In US Capitol Riots, Reports Say A 33-year-old man from Camden County is the latest New Jersey resident charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, according to multiple news reports. Lawrence Stackhouse of Blackwood was arrested on Monday and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, and disorderly or disruptive conduct, according to USA Today. Stackhouse was identified to law enforcement by co-workers, after he had called out from work on Jan. 5 and 6, the Courier Post reported. He reportedly had been reprimanded for violating his company's policy by displaying politica…
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Cop With Flagpole During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot A retired NYPD officer and former Marine from the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer with a flagpole during the deadly riots at the US Capitol last month. Orange County resident Thomas Webster, age 54, of Florida, New York, turned himself in to law enforcement this week after an alert was issued by the FBI for his arrest after he “made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement” during the riots on Jan. 6. Prosecutors said that Webster “attacked a police officer with an aluminum pole and ripped off his protective gear and gas m…
CAPITOL RIOTS: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend CAPITOL RIOTS: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend
Capitol Riots: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend A Bristol woman is the fourth Bucks County resident to be arrested for her alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots, federal authorities announced. Rachel Genco, 37, was identified as the girlfriend of Ryan Stephen Samsel, 37, a Bristol man charged last month for knocking down barricades and assaulting a female officer on U.S Capitol grounds, leaving her with a concussion, according to the criminal complaint. Footage from the riots captured Genco walking with Samsel apparently leading a group of rioters toward the U.S Capitol, court documents say. Genco was also seen standin…
NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border
NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border New York lawmakers are moving forward with plans to potentially replace and rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park near the Westchester-Putnam County border. With the former president’s impeachment trial underway, the New York State Assembly voted 14 to 7 to advance a bill that would rebrand the 435-acre park and remove signage advertising it along the Taconic State Parkway. 
“Our parklands should be reflective of New Yorkers that we can be proud of, New Yorkers that have expressed our values,” Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who sponsored the bill, said to Politico. “There are a lot of…
Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Pleads Not Guilty To Role In Riot At U.S. Capitol Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Pleads Not Guilty To Role In Riot At U.S. Capitol
Proud Boys Member From Hudson Valley Pleads Not Guilty To Role In Riot At U.S. Capitol A member of the Proud Boys from the Hudson Valley has pleaded not guilty after being charged for his role in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last month. Beacon resident William Pepe, age 31, and Rochester resident Dominic Pezzola, age 43, both alleged members of the Proud Boys nationalist organization, pleaded not guilty following their indictments in the District of Columbia on multiple charges related to the riot, despite video evidence of their roles during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Specifically, Pepe was charged with conspiracy; civil disorder; unlawfully entering restricted bui…
New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island
New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island A Long Island man has been charged in connection with the riot on the U.S. Capitol in federal court. Greg Rubenacker, of Farmingdale, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force based on witness evidence of Snapchat videos showing him inside the Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan. 6, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. A Long Island dee-jay, Rubenacker allegedly posted several Snapchat stories during the riot, including a shot of hundreds of rioters inside the building and one from inside the Capitol, in which he can be h…