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A Pennsylvania man charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol was “viciously and savagely beaten” by a corrections officer at a prison in Washington, D.C., his lawyer said Tuesday.
The assault occurred while Ryan Samsel’s hands were secured behind his back with zip ties, Harrisburg-area lawyer Elisabeth Pasqualini said.
She said the March 21 incident is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI.
Samsel, 37, of Bristol, Bucks County, is being held on charges that he assaulted a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot that temporarily shut down a session by Congress that was meeting to certify Joe Biden’s election as president.
Pasqualini said Samsel was assaulted by the corrections officer soon after being awakened in the DC prison early on March 21.
“He suffered serious bodily injuries including a shattered orbital floor and broken orbital bone which have caused him to lose sight in his right eye, perhaps permanently,” Pasqualini said. “His nose was broken and his jaw dislocated. He has lost feeling on the left side of his face. In addition to the severe bruising and swelling around his face, he has deep cuts and bruising to his wrists from the zip ties.”
“Mr. Samsel has had at least one seizure since the assault. An underlying medical condition makes him at higher risk for thoracic complications,” she added.
Pasqualini said other inmates heard the alleged assault and told their attorneys, who then told her about it. She said Samsel was briefly hospitalized.
“We are informed that an internal investigation is being conducted by the Department of Corrections and an independent investigation is being undertaken by the FBI,” she said. She said Samsel was moved to another undisclosed prison Tuesday.
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The antifa and BLM thugs were released the same night they burned down a building or killed a cop.
But our side? One window was broken ONE door damages... but the ‘elites’ were frightened and that’s all the matters...
We need a better class of ‘elites’... (see tag)