Current Events > Feds arrest Jan 6th guy who "Took the White House"

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The FBI arrested a Georgia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and then posted a video on social media bragging that rioters "took the White House," the Justice Department said Wednesday.
William Frederick Beals II, 52, of Ringgold, Georgia, is charged with a felony count of knowingly making false statements, along with several misdemeanor offenses. Beals, photos show, wore a black helmet with a "F--- ANTIFA" sticker on it when he stormed the Capitol. Photos show that Beals was at the front of the mob, climbing scaffolding to get toward the building, and the FBI said he shouted expletives at police. Beals was arrested in Georgia last week, and he made his initial appearance in Tennessee, according to the Justice Department.
So we officially took the White House," Beals said in a TikTok video after he left the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI affidavit said.
Numerous other Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol, home to the legislative branch, also believed they had stormed the White House, the seat of the executive branch. Storm the White House! said Doug Jensen, a QAnon believer sentenced to five years in prison. Thats what we do! Another man, a Florida doctor named Kenneth Kelly, said as he pleaded guilty that it was embarrassing that he confused the Capitol for the White House. Far-right extremist Riley Williams also stated, falsely, that she was STORMING THE WHITE HOUSE.
The FBI said Beals also bragged in a text message after the Capitol breach that he knew it would be easy to get in.
Beals entered the Capitol at least twice and donned a gas mask the second time, joining a group that "physically overpowered" officers at the Senate wing door, the FBI said.
Beals spoke with the FBI in July 2021 and October 2021, according to the affidavit, and denied entering the Capitol. At the second meeting, Beals said his "security clearance had been revoked," according to an affidavit. (In June, citing documents obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request, a journalist for Raw Story reported that the Tennessee Valley Authority had banned Beals from the nuclear power facilities where he worked.)
Later, after having moved to Georgia, he reportedly complained about having lost his career as a union carpenter because of the Jan. 6 investigation.
While countless Jan. 6 participants have been accused in court documents of lying to the FBI about their actions, few have formally been charged with felonies for such conduct. The so-called 1001 charge, as it's known in law enforcement circles, makes it a crime to knowingly and willfully lie to federal agents. A Justice Department database of Jan. 6 defendants indicates that the charge has been brought against only two other Capitol attack defendants.
About 1,100 people have been charged in connection with the attack. The total scope of people who could face charges tops 3,000, and online "Sedition Hunters" have identified hundreds more Jan. 6 participants who have not been arrested. The statute of limitations for most of the crimes committed in the Capitol attack expires in January 2026.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/capitol-rioter-bragged-took-white-house-charged-lying-fbi-rcna102607

shocked pika

Our education system is quite horrible. Can't tell the difference.

Good

These ones are the dumbest of the whole lot. Trump was still President on Jan 6th. If they had "took the White House", then they took Trump's house.

That last sentence. Why do we even have a statue of limitations to begin with?

Cheater87 posted...

Our education system is quite horrible. Can't tell the difference.

The Education system did its job, which is to say, it didn't do its job.

DementedDurian posted...

That last sentence. Why do we even have a statue of limitations to begin with?

For real. It's way to big a deal to just sit out.

Simon_Gruber posted...

he reportedly complained about having lost his career as a union carpenter because of the Jan. 6 investigation.

Now that is a Grade A, Jesus Complex.

Also, it is funny that a chunk of these people were turned in by their ex-wives and SO's.
Shocked Pikichu indeed.

If convicted of the felony, he'd be unable to vote, correct?

finding out intensifies

Guy lost a ( likely well paying) job at a nuke plant for an orange.

Congrats idiot

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/9/4/AABjoOAAEzM2.jpg

He just wanted to be President. :(

/s

So, if I were to follow the Conservative logic (oxymoron, I know) they are all happy that these Jan. 6th people are getting arrested and convicted, right? Since they're all really ANTIFA posing as Trump supporters, only the "bad guys" are getting in trouble, right?

The FBI arrested a Georgia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and then posted a video on social media bragging that rioters "took the White House," the Justice Department said Wednesday.

That kind of brainpower is extremely dangerous.

Ruvan22 posted...

If convicted of the felony, he'd be unable to vote, correct?

Assuming he is registered in Georgia (or at all), he can vote once he's completed his felony sentence. The Constitution lets each state decide that individually.

I think people underestimate the level of damage this type of behavior will have in the coming future. Votes are determined by relatively small margins. I suspect that we won't get republican dominance for at least a decade til the public forgets all this shit happened

legendarylemur posted...

I think people underestimate the level of damage this type of behavior will have in the coming future. Votes are determined by relatively small margins. I suspect that we won't get republican dominance for at least a decade til the public forgets all this shit happened

That's the thing, they won't shut up about it.