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