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News outlets ask for access to Sicknick assault videos shown in court
A coalition of 14 major national media outlets, including CNN, is asking a federal court to make public police body camera and other close-up footage of rioters attacking Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and other police with bear spray outside the US Capitol on January 6.Read Full StoryWashington , DcMedia OutletsAccused Of AssaultThe AssaultOther VideosCriminal CourtSicknickCapitol PoliceThe Justice DepartmentGovernmentCBSABCNBCThe New York TimesWashington Post
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Mother of late Capitol Police Officer Sicknick says she doesn’t believe her son was hit with fire extinguisher
The mother of Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died following the violent January 6 Capitol riot, said Monday that she’s still unsure about the cause of her son’s death, believing that it was not a hit to the head with a fire extinguisher. While investigators have yet to...Read Full StoryCapitol PoliceInvestigative JournalismFire ExtinguisherNew JerseyRiot PoliceState PoliceCause Of DeathLaw OfficersThe Daily MailCaptiol PoliceThe New York TimesProPublicaCPROfficer SicknickInvestigators
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Pro-Trump Capitol Rioter Dressed as Antifa Jailed After Saying 'I Got Away With Things'
William Robert Norwood III, a 37-year-old insurrectionist who claimed to have disguised himself as an Antifa protester during the January 6 Capitol riots, has been arrested. He allegedly bragged to family members in a text message group, 'I got away with things' during the riots. The South Carolina resident's own...Read Full StoryNorth CarolinaFbi AgentsProtest RiotPoliticsRiot PoliceAssaultTrump HousePolice BailRepublicansCapitolNorwoodLaw & CrimeBrian D. SicknickNewsweekSteppNancy PelosiDonald TrumpKevin McdonaldMatt GaetzMo Brooks
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FBI targeting single assailant in death investigation of Capitol police officer
The FBI said it is targeting a single assailant as it continues to investigate the death of U.S. Capitol police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained in the Jan. 6 riot. A federal law enforcement source and another close to the investigation confirmed the news on Saturday. Sicknick,...Read Full StoryFbiAssailantCapitol PoliceJustice DepartmentPoliticsFBIFederal PoliceAssaultRiot PoliceLaw EnforcementSicknick 'sCongressThe Electoral CollegeOfficerSuspectDonald TrumpJoe Biden
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Investigators focus on whether irritant played role in Capitol Police officer's death
Investigators are looking closely at video evidence of the Jan. 6 Capitol assault that appears to show at least one suspect spraying what appears to be a chemical irritant at police officers in the Capitol and the possibility that Officer Brian Sicknick may have been among those officers, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Sources say while significant gaps remain in the investigation, they are working to determine if there is evidence of a possible assault on Sicknick and whether such an assault had anything to do with the medical distress that led to his death. MORE: 'Many' US Capitol Police officers want to retire or leave after Jan. 6 insurrection, union says There were several chemical irritants dispersed at the Capitol during the assault, including bear spray, mace, pepper spray and fire suppressing chemicals from discharged fire extinguishers. It remains unclear what role, if any, chemical irritants played in Sicknick’s death. John Minchillo/AP, FILE - PHOTO: Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Capitol Police issued a statement, Friday, stating that the medical examiner’s report into Sicknick’s death "is not yet complete" and they are "awaiting toxicology results." The USCP statement on went on to say, "Sicknick’s family has asked for privacy during this difficult time and that the spreading of misinformation stop regarding the cause of his death." Sicknick was "injured while physically engaging with protestors" on Jan. 6 and collapsed after returning to his division office, the Capitol Police said in a statement. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and remained hospitalized until he succumbed to his injuries on the evening of Jan 7. The suspect or suspects are being investigated for allegedly assaulting a federal officer or officers. The union representing United States Capitol Police officers said on Sunday that "many" members of the force are looking to retire from or leave the federal law enforcement agency after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Pool/Demetrius Freeman/Pool via Getty Images - PHOTO: A U.S. Capitol Police Officer holds a program for the ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, as he lies in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol on Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington D.C. "Many officers that are retirement eligible are seriously looking at turning in their retirement papers. Since January 6th, several Officers have retired as a result," Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the United States Capitol Police Labor Committee, said in a statement Friday. "Additionally, I cannot tell you the number of younger officers who have confided in me since the insurrection who are actively looking at other police agencies or even new careers." MORE: Acting Capitol Police chief denies her department failed to heed intel warnings An ABC News investigation into the over 235 people federally charged for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol -- based on court records, interviews, and available news reports -- found that at least 20 individuals accused of storming the Capitol have since been charged with conspiracy. Among the 20 charged with conspiracy, 10 individuals accused of being associated with, or interacting with, the Proud Boys and nine individuals are accused of being associated with, or interacting with, the Oath Keepers. At least 34 individuals arrested are accused of being members of or associated with extremist groups, or of having interacted with them during the riot, according to court records, interviews, and available news report, including the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, or the Three Percenters. Us CapitolU.s. CapitolLaw OfficersLaw Enforcement OfficersFederal PoliceAccused Of AssaultPolice RecordsABC NewsAPSicknick 'sUSCPThe Capitol PoliceGetty Images - PHOTOThe Proud BoysU.S. Capitol Police
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Two arrested in assault on police officer who died after Capitol riot
Two men have been arrested for assaulting Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after responding to the riots on January 6, the Department of Justice announced Monday. The details surrounding Sicknick's death remain unclear. Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown,...Read Full StoryPennsylvaniaCapitol PoliceFederal ProsecutorsProtest RiotRiot PoliceAccused Of AssaultThe AssaultState PoliceLaw OfficersThe Department Of JusticeState CollegeSicknickLinkedIn`` Sandwich University ''Sandwich University
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The nobility of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
Officer Sicknick, along with his fellow sworn officers, fought literally to defend the Constitution from a terrifyingly real, screaming, surging, violent mob. And in upholding their oath, they may have saved America.Read Full StoryCapitol PolicePolice AcademyConstitutionsState PoliceGunsBaltimoreCNN.comNobilitySworn Police OfficersOfficer SicknickBrian SicknickMarylandPetty DisputesPublic SafetyAmerica
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Two men arrested, charged for assault of Capitol Hill Police Officer Sicknick
NBC News’ Ken Dilanian gives details on the two men arrested and charged for the assault of Capitol Hill Police Officer Brian Sicknick on January 6. He breaks down how the FBI identified them, and their expected appearances in court.Read Full StoryFbiNbcThe AssaultFBINBC News 'Capitol Hill PoliceOfficerMenCourtSicknick