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The footage shows the police officers struggling against rioters who are pushing against a barricade and trying to break the police line, ignoring commands from officers to step back, the complaint said.
One man wearing a Trump beanie, later identified as Mark Middleton, 51, pushes against the officers and the barricade with his body. When officers repeatedly instructed Middleton to get back, he yelled "f--- you!" and continued to push. At one point, he grabs one of the officers and attempts to pull him forward.
Beside Mark, a woman wearing a Trump 2020 beanie, later identified as Jalise Middleton, 50, also grabbed at the officer with her hands, the complaint said. When another officer stepped in, Jalise Middleton struck him too.
The Middletons continued to strike the officers and jab flagpoles at their faces until one officer deployed a chemical spray, forcing them to retreat.
After receiving a tip, the FBI examined photos and videos the Middletons had shared on Facebook.
"We are on the front lines. We helped push down the barriers. Jalise and I got pepper sprayed, clubbed, and tear gassed. We had to retreat, but more patriots pushed forward, and they're taking back our house," Mark Middleton said in a video shared to his personal account, the complaint said.
"Do not believe the news media, we're not rioters or mobs," he said in a separate comment. "We've been the ones supporting the police, backing the police, but this is how we're being treated?"
Jalise Middleton made incriminating posts on her Facebook page too.
"We fought the cops to get in the Capital and got pepper sprayed and beat but by gosh the patriots got in!" she said. When someone asked why they fought the cops, she replied: "To get in the Capital to send them bastards a clear message that this won't be tolerated."
The complaint said Jalise Middleton deleted the above post days after making them.
Facebook has said it was preserving data related to the Capitol siege in order to aid law enforcement.
To date, at least 439 people have been arrested in the Capitol insurrection.
Last edited by move4ward; 04-25-2021 at 09:36 AM..
It is ironic how these people that were so proud of their "patriotism" one day are now walking back and trying to hide from the truth. Then again that is what usually happens to people on the losing side after a war.
It sure is a shame, a disgrace that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies do not take the Lefty rioters as serious and do not track them down like they do those from the January 6th incident.
I wonder how much aid FaceBook wold give the FBI if they tried to track down some fool that posted images of him setting fire to a Police precinct?
Sounds like they are competing for the Darwin Award.
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