Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged with allegedly orchestrating a coup plot to overturn the country’s democratic order. Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet claims Bolsonaro and 33 others conspired in a scheme known as “Green and Yellow Dagger,” which reportedly included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court […]
The self-proclaimed “super mayor” of Dalton, Illinois and others were recently sued over a violent fight that broke out during a township board meeting. Lavell Redmond and Jedidiah Brown filed lawsuits against scandal-plagued Mayor and several others. Both of the plaintiffs allege that the brawl constituted “retaliation for exercising” the rights to free speech, expression […]
Jack Amadeus “Ziz” LaSota, the alleged leader of the cult-like “Zizian” group, has been apprehended in Maryland. LaSota, a 34-year-old who identifies as a transgender woman, was arrested alongside associates Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank in Frostburg, Maryland, following an extensive manhunt. The trio faces multiple charges, including trespassing, obstruction and possession of a handgun. […]
An intoxicated Virginia man who broke into a Bible study session took it upon himself to investigate, thinking it was a human trafficking operation, authorities said. David Campbell of Stafford is charged with breaking and entering, assault and public intoxication, the Stafford County Sheriff’s office said. Campbell was intoxicated when he called authorities Wednesday evening saying he […]
Judge Sidney Stein sentenced disgraced former Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.) to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, concluding his trial for a “long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.” Menendez was convicted in July of 16 felony counts for the long-running corruption scheme following a nine-week trial. Dozens of witnesses testified, including […]
Capitol police have arrested a Massachusetts man who allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C. armed with Molotov cocktails and a knife to kill newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ryan Michael “Reily” English, who turned himself in to U.S. Capitol Police at 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, said he traveled to Washington, D.C., initially planning to kill Defense […]
A federal district judge has issued an order barring certain January 6 defendants with commutations from entering Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol building. The filing says the order went into effect at noon on Friday. Fox News reports: In the filing, Judge Amit P. Mehta specified the order applied to “Defendants Stewart Rhodes, Kelly […]
With minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden issued pardons to his family members. The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced. “I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately […]
Virginia Republicans announced their top priorities for the new year, with curbing fentanyl deaths among them. Under current case law, it is difficult to charge a drug dealer with the murder of a user who died from fentanyl they had purchased unless they are in the proximity of that dealer, according to GOP legislators. State […]
United States Capitol Police have identified the man arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to light a car on fire while President-elect Donald Trump was paying his respects to former President Jimmy Carter, who was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Virginia man Adrian J. Hinton, 35, is the suspect, police announced on […]
