The 13 agents said they made a “tactical” decision to kneel during the June 4, 2020, demonstration in hopes of de-escalating a confrontation with an angry crowd.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said prosecutors must seek the most serious charges available for those arrested amid a Trump administration crackdown on D.C. crime.
Today, relaxed criminal laws and a pandemic-era crime spike have again made D.C. a federal target. But little is known about exactly how federal officials plan to improve the conditions they complain about.
Authorities said Brad K. Spafford voiced support for political assassinations while stockpiling explosives and ammunition on his farm near Newport News.
D.C. police said investigators have obtained a video recording that experts are working to enhance, hoping the footage will help authorities identify suspects.
A 21-year-old rising senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was hit by gunfire apparently intended for others near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, police said.
Linwood Barnhill Jr., once imprisoned for prostituting underaged girls, has committed “remarkably similar crimes” since his release in 2020, a prosecutor said.