There are 15 article(s) tagged U.S. Capitol riot:
Matthew Bledsoe, a Memphis businessman and former Cordova resident, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.
“At least Sandlin and others who stormed the Capitol are now admitting their wrongs and are facing the consequences. I’m still waiting for the deniers holding elected office to come to their senses.”
Memphis-area resident Matthew Bledsoe was found guilty of the felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding, and four misdemeanor offenses for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
Matthew Bledsoe, who was charged with taking part in the U.S Capitol insurrection Jan. 6, has been indicted along with three other Tennessee men.
The County Commission Scorecard tracks how a seven-month-old police reform proposal moved from being one vote short of the seven necessary for final approval to 10 votes across party lines this week.
With no discussion, Shelby County commissioners approved Monday, Jan. 25, a resolution that forbids the county from renaming any of its property, roads, bridges or buildings in honor of former President Donald Trump.
University of Memphis historian Beverly Bond says there are important differences between the contested presidential election of 1876 that ended Reconstruction and the contested 2020 election. But there are some broader connections between the reactions then and now.
The resolutions were discussed as commissioners watched the presidential inauguration while working through committee agendas. The full commission votes on the matters Monday.
The Memphis Democrat took fire the day before the presidential inauguration for comments about the political leanings of National Guardsmen and an outspoken Republican Congresswoman from Colorado.
Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.
Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the map to winning Tennessee may have changed with some suburban areas turning purple.
The Congressman from Germantown told The Daily Memphian he believes Trump’s remarks just before the Capitol insurrection fueled the violence that claimed five lives. Kustoff also indicated it might be time to change the Congressional Act that allowed the electoral college challenge he supported.
Eric Munchel, 30, was taken into custody Sunday after being charged with one felony count of the federal version of trespassing and one felony count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A man from Nashville was charged Sunday for being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said.
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant issued a statement Friday saying the Department of Justice and the FBI would pursue charges against Mid-Southerners who participated in rioting at the U.S. Capitol.
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