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In this image from Senate Television, Leo Christopher Kelly, walks on the floor in the Senate chamber Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released Kelly from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the Senate chamber during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol, Justice Department prosecutors said in a court filing. (Senate Television via AP)

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Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press
Tue,09/24/24-2:00PM , 49 Reads
The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the Senate chamber during a mob's attack on the U.S.
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In this image from U.S. Capitol Police security video, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Shane Jenkins, circled in red, is seen holding an object near the Lower West Terrace tunnel at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison. (Justice Department via AP)

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A Capitol rioter hawked Jan. 6 merchandise from jail. The judge who sentenced him was disturbed
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press
Fri,09/06/24-2:02AM , 73 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — From jail, Shane Jenkins helped sell T-shirts, tote bags and other merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol are political prisoners unjustly held in pretrial detention.
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Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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Juries aren't swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press
Fri,09/06/24-2:01AM , 95 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New York police officer told a jury that he was acting in self-defense when he tackled a police officer and grabbed his gas mask during the Jan.
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Kellye SoRelle, former general counsel for the Oath Keepers, right, and her attorney Horatio Aldredge leave federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press
Wed,08/21/24-1:24PM , 77 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney who represented the far-right Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including members of the extremist group.
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