The frenzied exchange took place at 2.44pm in a public Zello channel called “STOP THE STEAL J6”, where Trump supporters at home and in Washington DC discussed the riot as it unfolded. Keep going,” said a male voice from a quiet environment.

They’re throwing grenades, they’re frickin’ shooting people with paintballs, but we’re in here.” “We are in the main dome right now,” said a female militia member, speaking on Zello, her voice competing with the cacophony of a clash with Capitol police.

She and other Oath Keepers were seen on video moving through the crowd together in a tactical 'stack' formation to reach the building.Audio and chat logs reveal that at least two insurrectionists who broke into the Capitol on 6 January used Zello, a social media walkie-talkie app that critics say has largely ignored a growing far-right user base. Although Watkins argued that she did not intend to destroy property, prosecutors say she participated in a violent mob that broke a door, which she passed through moments later to forcibly enter the U.S. Army veteran who is now the self-described commanding officer of the so-called Ohio State Regular Militia, was filmed with other Oath Keepers members 'gleefully embedded' in a mob outside the Capitol. Both are alleged militia members from Ohio facing conspiracy charges. Jessica Watkins, left, and Donovan Crowl inside the Capitol Rotunda after allegedly storming the building. The judge said the case poses a 'threshold legal question' which could affect potentially dozens of other similar cases, and ruled that Watkins will remain in detention as she awaits her next hearing. Prosecutors argued Tuesday that because Watkins' actions were 'calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government,' it amounted to a federal crime of terrorism and meant that she should be detained before trial.ĭuring a hearing Tuesday, the judge delayed making a decision on whether Watkins should remain behind bars until trial, and questioned whether her crime qualified as a crime of violence. Watkins was indicted this month on four charges, one of which was aiding and abetting the destruction of government property - a crime that, if found to be politically motivated, could be considered terrorism.

Unlike involvement in a foreign terrorist organization, domestic terrorism is not itself a criminal charge, but it is a factor that judges can consider when deciding whether to release defendants on bail and when determining the length of their sentence if they are found guilty. Watkins became the third Capitol rioter accused by prosecutors of a crime of terrorism, following two Proud Boys members, Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean. Capitol, prosecutors said Tuesday as they argued that she should be detained as she awaits trial. An Oath Keepers leader, Jessica Watkins, committed a 'crime of terrorism' when she 'gleefully' participated in a mob that stormed the U.S.

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