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Brian Bartels, 20-Year-Old Accused Of Inciting Violence And Riots In Pittsburgh, In Police Custody
KDKA CBS Pittsburgh ^

Posted on 06/02/2020 6:27:45 AM PDT by bryan999

Twenty-year-old Brian Bartels, the man accused of inciting violence and riots in Pittsburgh on Saturday, is in police custody.

Bartels turned himself in at police headquarters Monday. He arrived with an adult male and adult female.

Bartels is facing charges of institutional vandalism, rioting and reckless endangerment. According to police, he’s responsible for breaking the windows out of a Pittsburgh police car against the wishes of peaceful protesters.

After he was arrested, police say they received a call from Bartels’ attorney earlier in the day saying Bartel would turn himself in Monday afternoon. Bartels had no comment as he walked into police headquarters.

His attorney also told KDKA’s Nicole Ford he has no comment.

There was so much destruction downtown after Saturday’s violent demonstration, and police believe Bartels from the Allison Park area helped incite that violence.

Pittsburgh Police provided a photo of him wearing all black with a black bandanna around his face.

Besides Pittsburgh Police, Shaler Police, North Hills SRT and FBI Pittsburgh served a search warrant at a home in Shaler Sunday.

Bartels was not there, but investigators say they found evidence that links him to the protests — guns, spray paint and gloves. Also found during the search warrant execution was the sweatshirt matching the one seen in the video of the protest on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburgh.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: nicoleford; obamasfault; pittsburgh; riot; shaler
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To: 1Old Pro

Rioting is one youthful endeavor for which I’m fully in support of participation trophies. I hope young Mr. Bartles is only the first of many to be so recognized for the role he played.


21 posted on 06/02/2020 6:41:01 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: bryan999

I hope they sweat this little twerp for information and then lock him up with bubba regardless. No deals!! This kid has committed insurrection!


22 posted on 06/02/2020 6:41:31 AM PDT by SkiKnee
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To: bryan999

Yup. All by himself without any outside input right? Of course when I was 20, I was a little busy per my tag line. Yeah I’m getting a tad older.


23 posted on 06/02/2020 6:42:55 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: bryan999

It would be a plus for civil society if he were publicly hanged. What a pathetic loser. His parents are pathetic failures as parents.


24 posted on 06/02/2020 6:44:01 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Alberta's Child

I read in another article that dad turned him in. At least his parents are responsible citizens. Unfortunately passing your morals along to your children is not easy in today’s world where the village insists on raising your children and instilling their values and convincing children to throw out their parents values. Until we make chances in our educational system it will only get worse.


25 posted on 06/02/2020 6:47:23 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: carriage_hill

What does SPJNK stand for?


26 posted on 06/02/2020 6:48:25 AM PDT by RikaStrom (When picking allies, 2 things to consider: 1) Can they shoot, 2) Will they aim at your enemies?)
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To: Dusty Road

What makes anyone think he will be in “jail” long enough to flip? 100% lawyered up and mouth shut. Will be home having lunch by 11:00 am. Call me cynical.


27 posted on 06/02/2020 6:51:05 AM PDT by Lockbar (Vlad the Impailer had all the answers.)
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To: bert

That may happen. The lawyer will go for probation which is likely on a first offense unless the damages were enough to classify the offense as a felony.


28 posted on 06/02/2020 6:52:36 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: bryan999

Anyone curious as to why this story would be run to begin with?


29 posted on 06/02/2020 6:52:59 AM PDT by Nifty
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To: bryan999
Bartels just became the latest E-Ticket attraction in GenPop.


30 posted on 06/02/2020 6:52:59 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Alberta's Child

If you look at the “professional protester”, I wonder how many are Snowflakes who came from a nice family, but grew up being told they were “special”, that all the world is a Participation Trophy”, and anything that bad happens to you is someone else’s fault?


31 posted on 06/02/2020 6:54:40 AM PDT by econjack
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To: bryan999

How many Ivy League law schools have offered him admission so far?


32 posted on 06/02/2020 6:54:42 AM PDT by cdcdawg ("Americanism, not Globalism, will be our credo." DJT 2016)
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To: Dusty Road; RoosterRedux

The presence of Antifi has been raised in association with the terrorist rioting. There can be no doubt that there are groups involved that are inciting the pliable masses.

The President has told us he is going to go get them. He named Antifa but indicated knowledge of others. His government has had some part of four years to infiltrate and learn about these instigators who incite the pitiful and pliable masses.

The question becomes who are Antifa and the others? I suspect the President has precise and plentiful knowledge. He not only knows who and where but has substantial evidence on the enabling funding

Now as he always says........ we’ll see


33 posted on 06/02/2020 6:55:05 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: tennmountainman

Right - get hold of his phone and find out who/how he was incited to break the law.

Prosecute all an ANY associated with this s%*t! For sure every ‘protester’ has a long, direct record of his/her contacts and associates in their phones.

THAT’S how to cut the snake off at the head. It’s laughably elementary police work. Should’a been done LONG AGO!!! FOLLOW THE MONEY!


34 posted on 06/02/2020 6:55:15 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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To: econjack

In 2009 there was a G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, attracted a lot of visiting protestors, who protested against a lot of storefronts in the Oakland section between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, and protested against a lot of buildings downtown (the tactic of looting had not been perfected yet, nor had looters been recruited to the Cause at that time). Numerous arrests, resulting in a few fines, and no jail time for anyone.


35 posted on 06/02/2020 6:55:35 AM PDT by Montaignes Cat
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To: bert
Behind ‘Antifa’s’ mask

BTW, China has been funding Antifa and BLM for a while now. Trump knows.

36 posted on 06/02/2020 7:00:51 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: bryan999
The 20 year old kid was suspected of starting a violent riot . . .
He was permitted to turn himself in . . .

. . . contrasting

67 year old Roger Stone was accused of lying to Congress . . .
He was arrested at home, live on TV, at 4:00 AM by over 20 armed federal agents . . .

Why the disparate treatment?

37 posted on 06/02/2020 7:01:29 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: bryan999

Where’s Barr? Where’s the Grand Jury?

L


38 posted on 06/02/2020 7:01:33 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Old Sarge

Gosh, I remember when Roger Stone got that same luxury.

/s


39 posted on 06/02/2020 7:01:45 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Nifty
Anyone curious as to why this story would be run to begin with?

Because the cops had put out an APB and a wanted poster with his picture on it. Had to bring that to closure by announcing he was in custody.


40 posted on 06/02/2020 7:03:25 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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