Tag: Capitol Breach
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Boulder man arrested for Jan. 6 Capitol breach offenses
A 26-year-old Boulder man was arrested Monday for alleged offenses during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, marking his initial appearance in the District of Colorado exactly four years after incident. Jonathan Wayne “Duke” Valentour, 26, of Boulder, was arrested and charged with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law…
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Verdict: Colorado Springs-area resident found guilty on all charges in Capitol breach trial in D.C.
After a lengthy deliberation that’s been rare for Capitol breach cases, Falcon resident Rebecca Lavrenz, known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” was convicted on all four federal misdemeanor charges for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, protest of the 2020 presidential election results in Washington, D.C. The trial began March 25…
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Wheat Ridge man arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
A Wheat Ridge man was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. The charges include assaulting a police officer during the breach. Matthew James Melsen, 34, was arrested on Wednesday by the FBI Denver Field Division on federal charges of civil disorder and assaulting law enforcement…