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Retired firefighter accused of throwing fire extinguisher at officers during Capitol riot arrested
Fox News ^ | 01/14/2021 | Vandana Rambaran

Posted on 01/14/2021 9:19:15 AM PST by Responsibility2nd

The retired firefighter who appears to be the man caught on camera throwing a fire extinguisher that hit at least three officers at the Capitol during a riot was arrested Thursday, officials said.

Robert Sanford, of Chester, Pa., faces three federal felony charges including assaulting a police officer, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Video footage of the incident shows the man hurling a fire extinguisher officers attempting to control a mob outside of the west side of the Capitol.

The FBI has been pursuing charges against dozens of suspects in the riots, many of whom were identified through photos and videos circulating on social media-- some posted by participants themselves.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: arrest; arrested; capitolprotest; capitolriot; fireextinguisher; firefighter
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To: Responsibility2nd

I’d like to know the retired firefighter’s political persuasion. Was he a Trump supporter? Or Antifa/BLM?

I’ll be heavily disappointed if he’s a Trump supporter. Our side should not be chunking fire extinguishers at the po-po.


21 posted on 01/14/2021 9:42:23 AM PST by moovova
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To: Responsibility2nd

When this is all exposed there will be only 1 death associated the the Antifa Assault on the Capital. The CA woman who was shot and killed by officer.

The officer was not killed by the fire extinguisher.

The other 4 deaths were totally unrelated to the attack. They had various medical emergencies that took place and were not responded to quickly enough to save them.


22 posted on 01/14/2021 9:43:04 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Nextrush

And there’s a video of him lobbing it.


23 posted on 01/14/2021 9:43:21 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: butlerweave

Hate to say it but,

think the police and antifa/blm are in cahoots. just an opinion, subject to change when antifa/blm are charged!


24 posted on 01/14/2021 9:43:28 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: bray

“He deserves to have the book thrown at him. You never assault a cop.”

You never hit anyone with a fire extinguisher.

Look, though, for disproportionate sentencing compared to 2017 inauguration riots and subsequent riots.


25 posted on 01/14/2021 9:44:17 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Responsibility2nd

This is a separate case from the one where the officer was hit and later died.


26 posted on 01/14/2021 9:44:38 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: moovova
I’d like to know the retired firefighter’s political persuasion. Was he a Trump supporter? Or Antifa/BLM?

Took 21 replies for someone to ask the question. Not covered in the article. What's a fair assumption?

27 posted on 01/14/2021 9:45:36 AM PST by misanthrope (Deranged, sinister, deplorable troll)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If he did it, throw the book at him.
He should know better having worked as a first responder .
What the heck has gotten into people ?


28 posted on 01/14/2021 9:47:11 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Leave me alone, I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
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To: McGruff

It was wrong to do that but the video that I saw made the fire extinguisher look pretty light weight and bounced off helmeted officers quite easily. They seemed to hardly notice it.


Ever picked up a fire extinguisher?

They are not light, even the small ones weigh a lot


29 posted on 01/14/2021 9:48:31 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Responsibility2nd

What was wrong with him besides his criminality? He could have killed one of them by throwing a fire extinguisher at them! Was his creepy brain full of conspiracy theories?


30 posted on 01/14/2021 9:49:46 AM PST by familyop
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To: Responsibility2nd

If found guilty, I hope he is executed.

Now, who murdered Ashli Babbitt?


31 posted on 01/14/2021 9:49:57 AM PST by thegagline
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To: moovova

I strongly suspect that he’s not a Trump supporter.🤔


32 posted on 01/14/2021 9:57:07 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: pilgrim

This.🤔


33 posted on 01/14/2021 9:57:35 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yep. They have him on criminal trespassing, insurrection, assault on a policeman, aggravated assault, and more to come.


34 posted on 01/14/2021 10:00:25 AM PST by DownInFlames (Ga)
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To: Meatspace

3 Hots and a Cot, for quite a few years.


35 posted on 01/14/2021 10:03:41 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: gloryblaze

Really?

Well, as we know, authorities do lie. Just like they are not releasing the name of that man who murdered Ashli Babbitt.


36 posted on 01/14/2021 10:15:09 AM 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: familyop

“Was his creepy brain full of conspiracy theories?”

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Don’t know. The article doesn’t say if he was Antifa or Qtard.


37 posted on 01/14/2021 10:16:36 AM 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: madison10

Are you questioning the FIB?

This alphabet org will make the evidence needed to convict.

How dare you question big brother and gmen. /s


38 posted on 01/14/2021 10:17:27 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: butlerweave

Yeah they move in on conservatives and racist door pulls in a nanosecond. Well maybe that is an too much. A millisecond is about right


39 posted on 01/14/2021 10:19:56 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

That’s a guy that deserves to go down
Rage risk


40 posted on 01/14/2021 10:23:12 AM PST by silverleaf (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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