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    Louisiana man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach case

    A 27-year-old Covington man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

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    Covington man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach case

    A 27-year-old Covington man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

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    Covington man pleads guilty to felony charges in connection to Jan. 6 Capitol riots

    WASHINGTON - A Louisiana man pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges for his involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Colby Purkel, 27, pleaded guilty to civil disorder. He and his father, Willard Purkel Jr., 51, were originally charged together on one count of civil disorder and several misdemeanors.Court documents indicate that on Jan. 6 around 3 p.m. Colby Purkel joined a crowd of rioters on the east side of the U.S. Capitol, where the group entered by force as law enforcement...

  • 6,6,6,6,6,6 In 1 Over: Nepal Star Dipendra Singh Airee Emulates Yuvraj Singh, Achieves Historic Firs..

    Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee etched his name in history books as he hit six sixes in an over in a T20I against Qatar in  the ongoing ACC premier Cup 2024. He is now the third cricketer after India's Yuvraj Singh and West Indies Kieron Pollard to slam six sixes in an over in T20Is. He is also the first ever cricketer to hit six sixes in six consecutive balls in T20Is twice. At the Asian Games 2023, Airee  also smashed 6 successive sixes in a game against Mongolia, although the feat came over two...

  • Kansas workers plead guilty in $1M conspiracy case

    JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - Four people involved in a $1 million fraudulent customer refund scheme in Kansas have been found guilty Thursday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a press release that several people involved in a $1 million kickback scheme have been found guilty for wire fraud crimes. Four individuals involved in the []

  • Walker felon pleads guilty to firearm straw-purchasing conspiracy

    Thirty-six-year-old Donald Armstrong Jr., of Walker, has pleaded guilty to his role in an illegal firearm straw-purchasing conspiracy that took place in May 2023.

  • Cass County felon pleads guilty to straw purchasing conspiracy

    Thirty-six-year-old Donald Armstrong Jr., of Walker, has pleaded guilty to his role in an illegal firearm straw-purchasing conspiracy that took place in May 2023.

  • Illinois quick hits: State capitol evacuated again; parolee pleaded not guilty

    State capitol evacuated again For the second time in two days, the Illinois State Capitol was evacuated Monday after a threat. The Secretary of State’s Office said a threatening 911 call caused the evacuation. No explosive devices were found and employees were let back into the building at 1:45 p.m. The capitol building was also on lockdown Sunday due to a bomb threat. Parolee pleaded not guilty The man charged in...

  • Man pleads guilty to gambling money from $1.5M embezzlement scheme

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man pleaded guilty to gambling over $1.5 million he was accused of embezzling from a Luzerne County HVAC Company. Wilkes-Barre resident Lawrence Malachefski faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in his role as []

  • Charlottesville tiki torch carrier pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot case

    A former Marine who carried a tiki torch ahead of a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tyler Bradley Dykes, of Bluffton, S.C., pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers who were protecting the Capitol. The crime carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to three years supervised release, according to the plea agreement....

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    Tucson man pleads guilty to murder for pouring hot water down 6-year-old's throat

    A Tucson man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of a 6-year-old boy from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

  • Neo-Nazi Jan. 6 rioter pleads guilty, admits to stealing police helmet as a 'war trophy'

    WASHINGTON — A member of a neo-Nazi group pleaded guilty to Capitol riot charges Thursday, admitting he threw a water bottle at police during the brutal battle at the lower west tunnel and stole a police helmet as a "war trophy" during the Jan. 6 attack. Richard Zachary Ackerman pleaded guilty to two charges: obstructing law enforcement officers during civil disorder and theft of government property. He had initially faced three additional charges: assault, resist, oppose, impede with a person...