In the United States, on January 6, US Army reservist Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, who worked as a contractor at the Earl Naval Base (New Jersey), was arrested due to riots near the Capitol on January 6. This is reported by the Daily Beast and the New York Post with reference to court documents.
According to media reports, Hale-Cusanelli, on duty, had access to some classified documents and ammunition.
The publications refer to documents from the Court Listener database, which is maintained by the non-profit organization Free Law. They call their goal to simplify the work with court documents for the general public and journalists.
According to one of the Court Listener documents cited by the American media, the Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) learned about Hale-Cusanelli's involvement in the capture of the Capitol through the testimony of an informant who was recording a conversation with a suspect. The document states that Hale-Cusanelli said in this conversation that he entered the Capitol building and urged the protesters to “move forward” further, giving instructions with voice and gestures. He also showed the informant a video of insulting police in the Capitol.
According to the whistleblower, Hale-Cusanelli is a white supremacist Nazi who has expressed his extreme political views on YouTube and online forums. On January 15, he was arrested on five criminal charges, including illegal entry into a closed area, hooliganism in the Capitol building and obstructing police activities during the riots.
The riots in the United States occurred during a protest rally of thousands of Trump supporters on January 6. On this day, the US Congress was supposed to approve the results of the presidential election, according to which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden was recognized as the winner.
The protesters expressed opposition to the vote count. They broke through the police cordon and took over the Capitol, disrupting the parliamentary meeting. The security forces managed to force out the protesters several hours later. The clashes killed five people, including a police officer. After the riots, the FBI opened more than 160 cases against protesters. According to the Associated Press, at least 22 current or former US military or law enforcement officials are accused of participating in the Capitol riot.
