Insurrection Detection

      Andrew Galloway , a Navy veteran and owner of a since-closed right-wing business as well as the sole Capitol riot defendant from Wyoming who was notable for proudly proclaiming that Trump supporters, not ANTIFA, were responsible for storming the Capitol, was sentenced to 30 days in prison with $1,500 in fines and restitution.      The Munn family, a family of five that traveled from Texas to Washington, D.C., to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally, were sentenced for their actions: they all received three years of probation, 60 hours of community service, and $500 restitution, while sister Kristi and parents Dawn and Thomas received three months of house arrest; parents Dawn and Thomas also received 14 days of prison to be served in two separate seven-day stretches. Dawn repeated stolen election lies at her sentencing and has already become involved in the "J6 defendants are political prisoners" movement; son Joshua has moved away to Wisconsin, while a...

      Dale Shalvey, Tara Stottlemyer, and Katharine Morrison , a couple from North Carolina and a friend from New York, respectively, pleaded guilty to felony counts of obstructing an official proceeding, while Shalvey also pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer. Stottlemeyer and Morrison each face 15 to 21 months in prison while Shalvey faces 41 to 51 months in prison when the three are sentenced on January 20th, 2023.       William Dunfee , a church pastor from Ohio, was arrested on felony counts of obstruction of an official proceeding and interfering with a law enforcement officer during civil disorder and five related misdemeanors for pushing a barricade into a line of police officers.        Susan Manwaring , the mother of another Utah Capitol insurrection defendant who pleaded guilty to picketing, parading, or demonstrating in the Capitol via information, also pleaded guilty to the same charge via information after...

      Daniel Ray Caldwell , 51, of The Colony, Texas, who has a prior conviction for DUI, pleaded guilty to assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and faces 63 to 78 months in prison when he is sentenced on February 1st of next year. A described white supremacist, he sprayed a group of up to 14 officers with a can of pepper spray.       Paula Conlon and Stacy Bond , two Maryland women who entered the Capitol together, both pleaded guilty to picketing, parading, or demonstrating in the Capitol building, a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months behind bars and five years of supervised release.       Levi Gable , an Oklahoma man turned in by a college fraternity brother, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and faces up to a year in prison when he is sentenced next year.       Michelle Estey and Melanie Belger , two Orange County, Calif...

     Right now, the most important and most nerve-wracking January 6th trial yet is being heard before a jury. Five Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy, including founder and leader Stewart Rhodes, will argue that they traveled to Washington, D.C. to provide security for far-right figures and to prepare for Donald Trump to use the Insurrection Act if necessary to remain in power. All we can do is hope that the jury sees through this argument. Three other Oath Keepers pleaded guilty to the charge while four more will go on trial in November; five Proud Boys, including founder and leader Enrique Tarrio, will go on trial on the same charge in December. Other Oath Keepers as well as six members of the Three Percenters will go on trial on lesser but still very serious conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding charges next year. However, there is reason for hope: just this week, the 10th Capitol insurrection jury trial delivered the 10th swift conviction on all c...