Posted on 03/19/2021 10:15:15 AM PDT by ransomnote
WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure officers and assaulting federal officers, among other charges.
According to court documents, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, West Virginia, were arrested on Sunday in connection with a complaint filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., charging them with conspiring to injure officers and assaulting federal officers, among other charges, on Jan. 6. Khater was arrested as he disembarked from an airplane at Newark Airport in New Jersey. Tanios was arrested at his residence in West Virginia.
Khater and Tanios are each charged with one count of conspiracy to injure an officer; three counts of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon; one count of civil disorder; one count of obstructing or impeding an official proceeding; one count of physical violence on restricted grounds, while carrying dangerous weapon and resulting in significant bodily injury; and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct, act of physical violence on Capitol grounds.
According to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, Khater and Tanios were at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and were observed in video footage working together to assault law enforcement officers with an unknown chemical substance by spraying officers directly in the face and eyes. During the investigation, it is alleged that law enforcement discovered video that depicted Khater asking Tanios to “give me that bear s*it.” Tanios replied, “Hold on, hold on, not yet, not yet… it’s still early.” Khater then retrieved a canister from Tanios’ backpack and walked through the crowd to within a few steps of the police perimeter. The video shows Khater with his right arm up high in the air, appearing to be holding a canister in his right hand and aiming it at the officers’ direction while moving his right arm from side to side. The complaint affidavit states that Officers Sicknick, Edwards, and Chapman, who were all standing within a few feet of Khater, each reacted to being sprayed in the face. The officers retreated, bringing their hands to their faces and rushing to find water to wash out their eyes.
The FBI’s Washington Field Office, with assistance from the FBI Pittsburgh and Newark Field Offices, the United States Capitol Police, and the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, with valuable assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey are prosecuting the case.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov
A criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct for purposes of establishing probable cause, not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Interesting....
2 Men....both from liberal, college locales in the US
Julian Elie Khater, the 32-year-old former co-owner of Frutta Bowls in State College
George Pierre Tanios ..... the sandwich Nazi, as he is described.
Curious to know what their political affiliations are. Maybe Conservative Treehouse or someone else can do a quick dive into what his political affiliation is.
Something ain’t kosher in Denmark.
Improper use of pepper spray, if true.
Justice is not blind...
Never mind open use of a baseball bat the the head and shoulders of an LEO, as I once saw.
I agree that justice does NOT appear blind.
they used the constitution to assault the LEOs...
what?!
Khater isn’t a U.S. citizen. I’ve never seen it mentioned whether he is legally in the country.
“Julian Elie Khater, the 32-year-old former co-owner of Frutta Bowls in State College”
...this is an easy one. Frutta Bowls | Superfood Cafe + Healthy Acai, Pitaya & Kale ...
May be, but the manufacturer would want to be sure their bear spray does not KILL or maim the user when used in a state of panic! So this is an other bogus writing by the rats!
Officer Sicknick said he was hit with chemical spray, so they are trying to create from this a murder charge.
Incidents of fatal reactions to bear spray are extremely rare, and almost always a result of immediate blood pressure or panic spikes when sprayed, not hours later.
This is a complete set up.
"Justice" is run by the thugs at the DOJ and their boys in the FBatI - and 'NOT BLIND' is an understatement. Before the DOJ and FBI look to see if a situation commands their attention they ask for party affiliation... Evil run our 'justice' system.
"Justice" is run by the thugs at the DOJ and their boys in the FBI - and 'NOT BLIND' is an understatement. Before the DOJ and FBI look to see if a situation commands their attention they ask for party affiliation... Evil run our 'justice' system.
Was the dangerous weapon a garage pull?
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