Tracking Down The Insurrectionists -- Guess There Won't Be A "Gov. Kelley"

When Michigan Republican pols aren't getting disqualified for fraudulent signatures, they're getting arrested by the FBI for taking part in the insurrection:

FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on unspecified charges Thursday and are searching his home near Grand Rapids.

The search unfolding at Kelley's home in Allendale adds more uncertainty to a chaotic race for governor that has seen several Republican candidates blocked from the ballot for submitting fraudulent nominating petition signatures.

FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider confirmed the search Thursday but declined further comment. Criminal charges are expected to be filed later Thursday in federal court.

A spokeswoman for Kelley’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday morning.

The arrest comes 17 months after Kelley traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 6, 2021, protests that preceded an attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In June 2021, the Michigan Democratic Party promoted video footage that appeared to show Kelley shouting “Come on, let’s go! This is it! This is– this is war, baby!” as he moved toward the Capitol building.

 

Ryan Kelley:

“Come on, let's go! This is it! This is, this is war baby!"@kelleyforgov pic.twitter.com/IrNc3Rv10M

— Michigan Tea (@MichiganTea) June 28, 2021

 

While we await justice for the coup leaders, the FBI has arrested at least 861 submorons for their roles in the violent insurrection. 

They're still looking for more of these mooks.  Please go to www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence to see if you recognize any seditious knuckledraggers.

(Photo:  Coup leader Malignant Loser and "War Baby!" Kelley in Grand Rapids, 2016)

Tracking Down The Insurrectionists: Coup Canoodling

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a resident of nearby Ross Township, PA, January 6 insurrectionist Jennifer Heinl, is asking the D.C. District Court for leniency and no jail time in connection with her role in the Trumpist coup. According to the report:

"Jennifer Heinl, 44, will be sentenced next week in the District of Columbia for demonstrating in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor, when she entered the building in support of former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.

She pleaded guilty in November.

Federal prosecutors are asking for two weeks in jail and three years of probation, saying Heinl witnessed rioters fighting with police outside the Capitol but still went in, stayed inside for 47 minutes while filming what was happening, lied to an FBI agent who called her, and showed no remorse in a second interview with the FBI after her plea."  (our emphasis)

Heinl has lost both her job and her marriage to her police officer husband, who asked her not to go to Washington, D.C., for the Trumpist gathering. In a tacky subplot, she was joined at the gathering by fellow insurrectionist Kenneth Grayson, who she subsequently tried to shield in her first interview with the FBI:

"Agents identified her as Heinl through her association with Mr. Grayson, who is seen on videos talking to Heinl inside the Rotunda and at one point lifting her up and hugging her. 

A review of Mr. Grayson's Facebook page revealed that he and Heinl had been talking on Facebook Messenger about traveling to Washington and renting cars and hotel rooms.

An agent called her a few weeks after the riot to ask questions about her and Mr. Grayson.

Heinl lied, especially in regard to Mr. Grayson's involvement."  (our emphasis)

We expect the relationship between Ms. Heinl and Grayson will be explored in the divorce proceedings, but as to he insurrection, put her in the slammer for two weeks for demonstrating in the Capitol, lying and lack of remorse.

(photo: Jennifer and not-her-husband touring the Capitol on January 6. Facebook)

Tracking Down The Insurrectionists: "#LordLongHair"

 

 

The insurrectionist known by the online sleuthing community (@SeditionHunters) as "LordLongHair" (a.k.a. #244) was arrested yesterday:

A New York man was arrested today on civil disorder and other charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Eric Gerwatowski, 31, of New Hyde Park, New York, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder, a felony, and related charges. He was arrested in New Hyde Park and will make his initial appearance today in the Eastern District of New York.

According to court documents, on Jan. 6, Gerwatowski was at the front of a crowd just outside the Upper House Doors. U.S. Capitol Police were attempting to close these doors to prevent further rioters from getting into the building. Gerwatowski pulled open one of the doors that the Capitol Police had just closed. Two officers were standing directly inside and had just tried to secure the entrance, in plain sight to Gerwatowski and others. Once he pulled open the door, Gerwatowski turned to the crowd and yelled, “Let’s go!.” He directed more rioters inside and went in, too.

Let's go ... to jail, LordLongHair!! 

The New York Daily News has a little more "texture" on LordLongHair, who was helpfully interviewed at the crime site:

A suburban death-metal rocker who shouted “Let’s go!” as fellow rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol was arrested Tuesday for his cheerleading participation in the assault on the Washington landmark, authorities said.

Eric Gerwatowski, 31, of New Hyde Park, L.I., did little to cover his tracks, pausing for an oncamera interview outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — and was later identified in calls to an FBI tips line by two people who knew and recognized the suspect, according to an agency criminal complaint.

“The Commies are trying to steal the country!” the long-haired suspect said in his interview after exiting the building 13 months ago.

He seems bright.

While we await justice for the coup leaders, the F.B.I. has arrested over 725 people for their roles in the violent insurrection. 

They're still looking for more of these mooks.  Please go to www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence to see if you recognize any seditious knuckledraggers.

(Photo: Eric went one toke over the line/ Department of Justice)

 

Tracking Down The Insurrectionists: Coors Light-weight Man

 

Thomas Paul Conover, come on down!

A Keller man who is shown in photos inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was arrested Wednesday.

According to an arrest warrant issued by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Thomas Paul Conover is accused of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

In the criminal complaint, an FBI special agent listed a series of statements made by Conover on Facebook as early as Dec. 12, 2020 when he said he was planning on flying to Washington on Jan. 6.

According to the complaint, on Dec. 26, 2020, Conover said, “I’ll be there on the 6th.” In posts made on Jan. 6, Conover said, “Greetings from Washington D.C. We took the Capital [sic].” 

The complaint lists further statements he made on Facebook along with photos and stills from Capitol security footage. Images obtained by the FBI show Conover standing outside the Capitol and posing for photos with a beer can inside the Rotunda.

According to the complaint, Conover continued taking selfies and posing for photos with an empty beer can.

In one video, he said, “I don’t always storm the Capitol of the United States of America. But when I do, I prefer Coors Light.”

Conover appeared in court Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and was released on bond, according to the court records. His initial appearance date in Washington is set for Dec. 16.

More than 650 people have been arrested and charged in the riot. Nearly 200 were charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the Justice Department said. The investigation remains ongoing.

An aside:  Anyone who prefers Coors Light is clearly not of sound mind and deserves to be locked up anyway, imo.

On- line sedition hunters, as well as tips from social media, have played an important part in tracking down and bringing these insurrectionist morons to heel. The FBI is still looking for many of them.  Check out their web site to see if anyone looks familiar.

(Image:  Department of Justice)

Tracking Down The Insurrectionists: Another "Proud Boy" Link

 

The Justice Department announced the arrest and charging of two seditionist rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 with multiple counts of civil disorder, assault and impeding the police from the performance of their duties. Ronald Loehrke of Gainesville, GA and James Haffner of Pennington Co., South Dakota were also in contact before and during the insurrection with white nationalist Proud Boys' leader Ethan Nordean, who has also been charged separately for his role in the January 6 insurrection.

According to the Justice Department's complaint:

"Prior to Jan. 6, the court documents state, [Loehrke] engaged in text-message communications with Ethan Nordean, also of Seattle, a member of the Proud Boys organization who is charged separately in relation to the events of Jan. 6. In one text, Nordean told Loehrke that he wanted him on 'the front line' with him. Loehrke responded with 'Sounds good man,' and indicated that he would bring others with him. Additionally, prior to Jan. 6, according to court documents, Loehrke was in contact on repeated occasions with a cellphone that has been linked to Haffner. Nordean has been indicted on conspiracy and other federal charges."  (our emphasis)

What's significant in the charges isn't the actions of these two delusional right wing goons, but the latest evidence that the right-wing brown shirt Proud Boys organization was involved in a conspiracy leading up to and including January 6. That organization, asked by malignant con man and cult leader Donald "Sore Loser" Trump to "stand back and stand by" during the first Presidential debate, took his words to heart and showed up at his behest to violently oppose the certification of President Biden's election. They need to be taken down like the criminal organization that they are.

Take some time to look over the FBI's photos of the rioters who have yet to be arrested. 

(photo: Ethan Nordean via Facebook)

 

Tracking Down The Insurrectionists -- Goodbye, America!

Dumbass should be quite happy among his fellow right- wing authoritarians in the paradise of Belarus:

A man on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for allegedly attacking police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot is now seeking asylum in Belarus, the ex-Soviet country’s state-run television reported Sunday.

Evan Neumann, 48, is wanted in the United States on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, as well as for assaulting, resisting and obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder. Neumann denies the charges as “unfounded.”

Neumann sold his California home in spring and was thought to have moved to Ukraine to evade arrest, ABC News reported this summer.

“Judging by his story, [Neumann] is the same type of simple American whose shops were burned by Black Lives Matter activists,” a Belarus 1 TV channel presenter said, echoing a common talking point on Russian state television.

Neumann “sought justice and asked uncomfortable questions” following the 2020 U.S. elections disputed by ex-President Donald Trump, the presenter added, “but lost almost everything and is being persecuted by the U.S. government.”

Belarusian border authorities detained Neumann on the border with Ukraine on Aug. 15, Belarus 1 reported.

“This situation has not only never happened, but was difficult to imagine,” said the channel’s reporter in a segment titled “Goodbye, America!”

In a sit-down interview, Neumann recalled crossing swampy forests and meeting wild hogs and snakes in his journey from Ukraine to Belarus. Belarus 1 reported that Neumann traveled from the U.S. to Italy in March, then took a train to Switzerland and drove to Germany and Poland before settling in western Ukraine, where he had rented an apartment for four months.

Neumann said he noticed Ukrainian security services “following” him two weeks into his stay, which prompted him to cross into neighboring Belarus and seek asylum. (our emphasis)

"From Milan to Minsk."  He had adventures all over the place!*

America -- love it or leave it, insurrectionists!  (Please don't ask for his extradiction;  we don't want him that bad!)

*BONUS:  continuing the Seinfeld theme --

(Screenshot:  "Goodbye, America!"  Neumann's happy to be in Minsk, where freedom reigns! He seems bright.)