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Man Arrested for Illegally Entering Office of Speaker of the House
justice.gov ^ | January 8, 2021 | Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs

Posted on 01/08/2021 10:28:41 PM PST by ransomnote

Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas was arrested today in Bentonville, Arkansas on multiple criminal charges related to his alleged unlawful activities earlier this week at the U.S. Capitol Building where he was photographed with his feet up on a desk in the Speaker of the House of Representatives’ office.

Barnett is scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday. He will ultimately be extradited to Washington, D.C.

“The shocking images of Mr. Barnett with his boots up on a desk in the Speaker of the House’s office on Wednesday was repulsive,” said Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting Attorney General of the United States. “Those who are proven to have committed criminal acts during the storming of the Capitol will face justice.”

According to court documents, U.S. Capitol Police learned that an individual had entered the restricted office area of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and was photographed with his feet propped up on furniture. Those photos were circulated on numerous news media platforms which identified the individual as Barnett. A search of law enforcement databases confirmed that the individual in the news photographs did in fact appear to be Barnett.

“This case is just one in a number that demonstrate the brazen acts that were committed at the Capitol on Wednesday,” said Michael Sherwin, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. “My Office is committed to prosecuting all individuals who participated in these abhorrent acts to the fullest extent of the law.”

“The U.S. Capitol is one of the most iconic buildings in our country and a symbol of the Constitution and people we have sworn to protect, and its destruction will not be tolerated,” said Steven M. D’Antuono, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office. “This arrest demonstrates to all individuals involved in January 6 incursion into the U.S. Capitol that the FBI will find you and hold you accountable for your crimes, no matter your location. We thank the FBI Little Rock Field Office for their quick assistance in bringing this perpetrator to justice.”

Barnett is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and theft of public money, property, or records. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

This case is being investigated by the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, with the assistance of the Justice Department’s National Security Division and the FBI’s Little Rock Field Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole McClain of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is prosecuting the case.

A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Press Release Number: 
21-25


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arkansas; capitol; gravette; pelosi; rally; richardbarnette
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1 posted on 01/08/2021 10:28:41 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

They are angry because they don’t want a productive ass in Piglosi’s chair.


2 posted on 01/08/2021 10:31:25 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: ransomnote

“The shocking images of Mr. Barnett with his boots up on a desk in the Speaker of the House’s office on Wednesday was repulsive,” said Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting Attorney General of the United States.”

I don’t Know Repulsive,I thought it looked rather funny.All I can say is that rat Nancy Pelosi is lucky the guy didn’t leave a load on her desk.So in a sense he was better to her the she was ever to anyone else.


3 posted on 01/08/2021 10:32:24 PM PST by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: ransomnote
The U.S. Capitol is one of the most iconic buildings in our country and a symbol of the Constitution

Sir, I believe it's a sin to tell a lie. You forgot what is transpiring in the chambers.

4 posted on 01/08/2021 10:34:13 PM PST by Maudeen (GOD DOESN'T NEED OUR PRAYERS. WE NEED OUR PRAYERS.)
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To: ransomnote

“The shocking images of Mr. Barnett with his boots up on a desk in the Speaker of the House’s office on Wednesday was repulsive,”


Was it repulsive when Obama put his nasty shoes on the Resolute desk?


5 posted on 01/08/2021 10:34:44 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: ransomnote

Maximum of just 1 yr.

Maybe he is a leftist and not just an ass ...if he’s a Trump supporter, wouldn’t Nancy be calling for his head?


6 posted on 01/08/2021 10:37:36 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: ransomnote

Awwwww, Satan’s children are “angry” that We The People sat in their chairs??

Given their evident final destination into hell’s hottest cauldrons, a few bullshit chairs are the last things these Satanic psychopaths should worry about.

And yes, they are all going to burn in hell for the senseless torture, hardships, and strife they inflict upon the innocent people of this Country.


7 posted on 01/08/2021 10:40:21 PM PST by Prole
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So... Is he an Antifa operative, or just a plain old lunatic like Jake Angeli (Q Shaman buffalo headdress guy), or a misguided Trump supporter?


8 posted on 01/08/2021 10:41:26 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: ransomnote

Justice?

It’s been 4 years since Hillary Obama tried to throw a Coup and nada...but you are arresting people and making verified claims 24 hrs after this False Flag.

Hmmm, looks like the Deep State is working hard in Justice.


9 posted on 01/08/2021 10:43:42 PM PST by Professional ( )
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To: ransomnote

Finally we have proactive decisive AG!!! /SARCASM


10 posted on 01/08/2021 10:43:50 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: LegendHasIt

He’s a guy that has been working and paying federal taxes his whole life and loves his country. Or maybe he is a terrorist. Lately the two mean the same thing to the Deep State.


11 posted on 01/08/2021 10:46:17 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: ransomnote
“Those who are proven to have committed criminal acts during the storming of the Capitol will face justice.”

"Unless they're leftists of some sort. Then we will sneak them out the back door, buy them a plane ticket back to Portland or Seattle and erase any inadvertent information we've collected on them. Media will be advised to do the same. But this crackdown on lawlessness will be severe I tell you!" - AAG Lickspittle Blackenboot

12 posted on 01/08/2021 10:46:51 PM PST by TigersEye (2020 - The year of massive frauds. Impeachment - masks - lockdowns - Biden - elections...)
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To: ransomnote

This is the guy who said he wrote Nancy a nasty note and scratched his balls in her office.

Some claim he is an Antifa stooge. Some claim he is a Qtard. Whatever he is coming he gets an atta boy from me.


13 posted on 01/08/2021 10:47:39 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: puppypusher

It would be amusing to turn it into a meme...photo and quote of the protester with his feet on The Shreiker’s desk, side by side with Obama with his feet on a historical antique desk.


14 posted on 01/08/2021 10:50:34 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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15 posted on 01/08/2021 10:57:10 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: piasa

I was going to post them side by side for you but the pic of this guy is a Getty Image. Curses!


16 posted on 01/08/2021 10:58:57 PM PST by TigersEye (2020 - The year of massive frauds. Impeachment - masks - lockdowns - Biden - elections...)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Go back and look at the pictures of inside the building. Nothing was damaged in that “sacred” house. The Antifa members who breeched (was helped) the door just vanished while a hand full of clueless old men followed them in and just stood around. Nothing was damaged or mishandled. Then Antifa was down on the lower floor breaking windows and trying to get in while you could hear the patriots yelling “It’s Antifa?” and tried to pull them down. It was plain to see as I watched it in real time. It was so plain to see that it was not the patriots damaging anything. Should we believe the media reports or our lying eyes?


17 posted on 01/08/2021 11:01:45 PM PST by WVNan
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18 posted on 01/08/2021 11:06:07 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: hanamizu
Was it repulsive when Obama put his nasty shoes on the Resolute desk?

Great point.

19 posted on 01/08/2021 11:10:22 PM PST by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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20 posted on 01/08/2021 11:16:17 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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