Arrested in Capitol Riot: Organized Militants and
a Horde of Radicals
By Jennifer
Valentino-DeVries, Grace Ashford, Denise Lu, Eleanor Lutz, Alex Leeds Matthews
and Karen Yourish Feb. 4, 2021
In the
weeks since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors have
announced criminal charges against more than 175 people — less than a quarter
of those involved in the melee, but enough to provide a rough portrait of the
mob and the sprawling investigation into its actions.
At least 21
of those charged so far had ties to militant groups and militias, according to
court documents and other records. At least 22 said they were current or former
members of the military. More than a dozen were clear supporters of the
conspiracy theory QAnon. But a majority expressed few organizing principles,
outside a fervent belief in the false assertion that President Donald J. Trump
had won re-election.
The accused
came from at least 39 states, as far away as Hawaii. At least three were state
or local officials, and three were police officers. Some were business owners;
others were unemployed or made their living as conservative social media
personalities. Many made comments alluding to revolution and violence, while others
said the protests had been largely peaceful.
A New York
Times review of federal cases through the end of January suggests that many of
those in the horde were likely disorganized, but some groups and individuals
came to the events of Jan. 6 trained and prepared for battle. The early charges
set the stage for those to come as the Justice Department promises to prosecute
even those accused of misdemeanor trespass and also devotes resources to more
serious crimes, like conspiracy and homicide.(…)
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