Aispuro, 31, who is a dual US-Mexican citizen, was nabbed at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly “on charges related to her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking,” the US Justice Department reported on Monday. The woman, who married El Chapo when she was 18, is accused of conspiring to distribute …
Read More »Indian climate activist arrested & accused of circulating farmers protest ‘toolkit’ shared by Greta Thunberg
Disha Ravi, a young activist from Bangalore, was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with sedition and criminal conspiracy on grounds that she was a “key conspirator” in creating and disseminating the toolkit, which police say advocated “disaffection with the Indian state” and “economic, social, cultural and regional …
Read More »‘This city needs a new hero’: Man in BATMAN suit arrested at unsanctioned rally in Moscow (PHOTOS)
A protest in support of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny in the Russian capital took an unusual turn on Sunday, as photos surfaced on social media of police officers detaining somebody dressed like Batman. Photos shared on social media show a black-clad man wearing a Batman mask and a …
Read More »Armed 71-year-old man arrested with 20 rounds of ammo near US Capitol
Dennis Westover was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after parking in an intersection near the Rayburn House Office Building and the Capitol, according to the Daily Beast. Police confiscated a Sig Sauer P365 pistol and 20 rounds of 9mm ammo after stopping Westover at the intersection of Second Street …
Read More »Twitter influencer Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn, arrested for allegedly tricking Clinton backers to lose their votes in 2016
Douglass Mackey, 31, whose Twitter handle was Ricky Vaughn, was arrested Wednesday in West Palm Beach and made an initial court appearance on charges of conspiring to deprive people of their voting rights, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. “There is no place in public discourse for …
Read More »Pro-Trump ‘WalkAway’ campaign founder Brandon Straka arrested by FBI on federal charges linked to Capitol riot
The ‘WalkAway’ organizer was taken into custody on Monday after being charged on three counts related to the unrest in DC on January 6, including impeding a police officer during civil disorder, knowingly entering or remaining on restricted grounds without authority and engaging in disorderly conduct “with intent to disturb …
Read More »Wife of jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny arrested while protesting for his release in Moscow (VIDEO)
The liberal-leaning Echo of Moscow radio station reported on Saturday that Navalnaya had been detained on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street in the capital’s Central Administrative District. Video circulated by eyewitnesses purports to show her being loaded into a police truck. Posting on Instagram shortly afterwards, the opposition figure’s wife apologized to …
Read More »‘Islamic State-inspired’ US soldier arrested over alleged plot to bomb American troops and attack NYC 9/11 Memorial
Ohio man Cole James Bridges, 20, was held in Georgia on Tuesday, and is charged with the assistance of a foreign terrorist organization and the attempted murder of US military service members, the US Attorney’s Office said in a statement. The private first class, also known as Cole Gonzales, had …
Read More »‘No such thing as election fraud?’ Texas political consultant ARRESTED for ballot harvesting after Project Veritas exposé
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Raquel Rodriguez on Wednesday. In a public statement, Paxton called claims that there is no voter fraud “false and misleading.” “Many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election fraud. We’ve always known that such a claim is false …
Read More »Horned ‘QAnon shaman’ Capitol invader arrested on federal charges as law enforcement cracks down on rioters
Jacob Anthony Chansley, who goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody on Saturday as law enforcement officers in many parts of the US continue to round-up people involved in the storming of the US Congress building. The heavily tattooed man quickly became a symbol of the chaos …
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