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Retired firefighter accused of throwing fire extinguisher at Capitol police officers arrested
abc7chicago.com ^ | January 14, 2021 | ABC

Posted on 01/14/2021 11:30:58 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

A retired firefighter from Pennsylvania is under arrest, accused of being the man seen on video throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the Capitol during the riot in Washington, D.C., last week.

Robert Sanford, 55, of Chester, was arrested Thursday morning on four federal charges, including knowingly entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, civil disorder and assaulting officers engaging in their official duties.

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KEYWORDS: 1moretime; 1moretimegetalife; magaviolence; trumpsupporters
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1 posted on 01/14/2021 11:30:58 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Did he throw it from a tank?

It was a “siege” you know.


2 posted on 01/14/2021 11:34:20 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Kommie jerk off.

cut his hands off.../S


3 posted on 01/14/2021 11:34:38 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Dogpile, comin’ up.
People who hollered about defunding the cops all summer long are suddenly going to act as though they are so very saddened by the death of this officer. Yes. It was tragic, and never should have happened, but the level of ‘grief’ seems sort of manufactured for effect.


4 posted on 01/14/2021 11:35:02 AM PST by lee martell ( )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

If Robert Sanford is guilty of throwing that fire extinguisher, he made a very bad decision and must be held accountable for his actions.


5 posted on 01/14/2021 11:36:30 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: lee martell

Sounds like this might not have been the incident related to the death of the officer.


6 posted on 01/14/2021 11:37:00 AM PST by gunnut
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To: lee martell

Do we know that the fire extinguisher caused anyone to die?


7 posted on 01/14/2021 11:37:10 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: lee martell
This is separate from the murdered officer,
The assault on the video is separate from the ongoing investigation into the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher during the riot.

8 posted on 01/14/2021 11:37:51 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

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9 posted on 01/14/2021 11:40:27 AM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Nobody says that he was a Trump supporter. A lot of these people look like Black Lives Matter or antifa


10 posted on 01/14/2021 11:42:01 AM PST by tinamina
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Assuming the evidence is legit (which I have not yet reviewed), but wondering... who would do that — throw a 20 lb metal object into a crowd of protesters and LEOs? Impulsive recklessness at best, the intent to kill at worst. Or perhaps the alleged perp was moments earlier beaten unnecessarily and excessively, and then lashed out in response.


11 posted on 01/14/2021 11:44:31 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: gunnut

I thought the family contradicted the fire extinguisher angle.


12 posted on 01/14/2021 11:47:04 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just assuming, he’s from Chester. Not a Republican strong hold - even worse than Philadelphia (I think). He was a fireman - so belonged to a union. Probably never had a job in the private sector. And, well he threw the fire extinguisher. Clear as day.


13 posted on 01/14/2021 11:53:14 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (See Profile: I'm giving up.)
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To: Theo

I saw the video. He threw it into a crowd of officers. It looked like they were all wearing helmets except for the officer who died.


14 posted on 01/14/2021 11:54:19 AM PST by joshua c (Jan 20th is Dump Day. Dump them all. Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon, cable tv etc)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

That is interesting. Guess we more evidence about Sicknick.


15 posted on 01/14/2021 11:56:14 AM PST by joshua c (Jan 20th is Dump Day. Dump them all. Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon, cable tv etc)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Left loves the police now?

LMAO, as if...


16 posted on 01/14/2021 11:57:01 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Communists: "We're anti-Fascist! That's why we use and chapion fascist actions for our allies.")
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To: lee martell

So... why don’t we know the names of the Patriots killed outside of the Capital yet?


17 posted on 01/14/2021 11:59:35 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....ew)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

In my experience, 90% of firefighters are extream nerds, 5% are community minded good guys, and 5% are arsonists.


18 posted on 01/14/2021 12:03:59 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: lee martell

Martha Raddatz is doing a pretty good job of fanning the flames with that report.

B!tch!


19 posted on 01/14/2021 12:10:51 PM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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To: joshua c

Based on the article, I question whether there were more instances of fire extinguishers being thrown.


20 posted on 01/14/2021 12:12:08 PM PST by gunnut
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