This news article discusses the pardoning of Alabama residents who were charged in connection with the January 6th Capitol breach. It highlights the stories of Russell Dean Alford and Kaleb Dillard, focusing on their actions during the event, their subsequent charges, and their reactions to the pardon granted by President Trump. The article also mentions the dismissal of charges against another Alabama resident, James Bonham, due to the pardon.
Russell Dean Alford, owner of auto body shop in Etowah County, was among the crowd that stormed the Capitol during a joint session of the Congress to certify the vote count of the Electoral College of the 2020 presidential election, authorities say.
Kaleb Dillard, 26, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Dillard is a graduate of Briarwood Christian High School and served in the U.S. Marines for five years as a videographer and public affairs correspondent. He also attended Samford University.
Kaleb Dillard, 26, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Dillard said he’s thankful for the pardon. Court documents say that additional officers moved in to assist, ordering Bonham to release the weapon.A tense standoff ensued until Bonham regained control of the flagpole and returned to the mob, records stated.Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Bonham, citing the presidential pardon, and that dismissal was granted.Federal authorities described the 37-year-old James as the regional leader in charge of the Alabama chapter of the Oath Keepers.
James is a U.S. Army combat veteran who reportedly received the Purple Heart. He owns a cleaning company called America Pro Hydro Services.Herrington was sentenced to 37 months in prison. More footage captured Herrington standing near a metal electrical box. While standing near the electrical box, he appears to have an unknown object in his hands which he appears to throw in the direction of law enforcement, records stated.
Joshua Matthew Black, of Leeds, was identified being in the crowd of protesters that breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The couple in July 2024 was sentenced to two years of federal probation. Bromley was standing eight feet from Air Force veteran Ashli E. Babbitt, 35, when she was shot and killed during the chaotic events that Wednesday.
At the age of 72, the Falkville man in 2022 was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison. Kari Dawn Kelley, a 40-year-old Mobile woman, is facing federal charges in the Jan 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.According to the criminal complaint filed against her, the FBI on Jan. 21, 2021, became aware that Kelley had been inside the Capitol. Kelly was seen in footage climbing through an open window and was present in the Senate wing of the building.
Manley moved from Alabama to Alaska. He was a commercial fisherman when the FBI arrested him as he arrived at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.was charged with conspiracy and conspiracy to obstruct the certification process, and misdemeanor trespass. Sometime before Jan. 5, 2021, authorities said, Walden sent a message to co-defendant Joshua James expressing his interest in joining the quick reaction force team.
When the barricade broke apart due to the involvement of other rioters, Russell grabbed the jacket of a Metropolitan Police Department officer, pulling the officer down with him as he fell headlong down a short flight of stairs. “I guess the overriding thing for why we were there that day is because they were certifying the fraudulent election that day, and so we, to protest that,” Watson said.
Asked by the agent whether he had received guidance or direction from others to cause violence or criminal activity, Watson replied, “No, it was kind of just what the mob was doing. I was, I was there, helping push on their backs.” He said he had no prior knowledge the event would turn violent and that, in hindsight, he would have stayed back “from the area where people were charging at.”
Watson told the agent he was scared and didn’t know what was going on at that point and that he never figured out how to use the mace. During the second interview, he also admitted to having a pocketknife on his waistband. He said he used the several-inches-long “flip box cutter” to cut down cloth around the inauguration scaffolding so the crowd could progress.
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