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DOJ Quietly Drops Case Against Jan 6 Defendant Who Committed Suicide
National File ^ | March 10, 2022 | Cullen McCue

Posted on 03/10/2022 1:12:57 PM PST by Mount Athos

The DOJ has quietly dropped its case against January 6 defendant Matthew Perna after Perna committed suicide last month. Perna, who was not charged with a violent crime, pleaded guilty to multiple trespassing-related charges and was facing additional penalties. In December, Matthew Perna, 37, pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of Congress and three misdemeanor charges associated with his entry into the Capitol on Jan 6, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia reported Friday. He was scheduled for sentencing on March 3.

Government prosecutors planned to hit Perna with additional charges after a video emerged of him simply throwing a flagpole. “They informed him the other day that they were pursuing additional charges. He couldn’t take another day,” Perna’s family said in a statement.

Matthew Perna was inside the Capitol building for 20 minutes after U.S. Capitol police opened the doors and ushered protesters in. The PA native was not accused of vandalism or any violent crime, simply trespassing-related offenses. Still, Perna and other non-violent January 6 protesters have been ruthlessly prosecuted by the Biden regime while BLM rioters have received lesser sentences, if they are even convicted. A report from The Guardian found that over 90% of BLM riot-related charges were dismissed by partisan prosecutors.

After Perna’s suicide, the DOJ quietly dismissed its case against the non-violent Trump supporter. “A defendant’s death is a basis for abatement of all proceedings from their inception,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Nihar H. Mohanty in a filing. “Wherefore, the United States respectfully requests that the prosecution of Mr. Perna be abated.”

Perna was facing multiple years in prison despite a clean criminal record and lack of charges for a violent crime. American Greatness reporter Julie Kelly reached out to the DOJ for comment but did not hear back.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: biden; capitol; despot; dissent; jan6th; january6; matthewperna; merrickgarland; murder; politicalprisoners; protest
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To: Mount Athos

Reminds me of that Guard and a bomb....and they said he was the bomber...and he wasn’t and they tortured him for years and died young...like in his 40s.


21 posted on 03/10/2022 1:45:41 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Mount Athos

This is such a tragic story. I went to Mathew’s obituary at the funeral home site, and was heartened to see that many patriots wished messages of condolence to his family. I’ve been praying for these January Sixers for over a year now, crying out to God to give them due process and justice.

I will continue to pray for the others.


22 posted on 03/10/2022 1:47:03 PM PST by Joann37
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To: Mount Athos

There is blood all over Government hands. “Beacon of Democracy” my ass!


23 posted on 03/10/2022 1:48:37 PM PST by ohioman
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To: semimojo

Since when is throwing a flagpole a violent crime? It figures you would stand up for the communist/fascists in charge.


24 posted on 03/10/2022 1:50:14 PM PST by ohioman
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To: Empire_of_Liberty
If there remains a shred of decency in DC

I think I see the problem . . .

25 posted on 03/10/2022 1:56:01 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Mount Athos

Oh, how decent of them.


26 posted on 03/10/2022 1:58:52 PM PST by Scarlett156 (If you want my place at the table, you will have to eat what is on my plate. )
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To: Mount Athos
Their day is coming...


27 posted on 03/10/2022 1:59:00 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: ohioman
Since when is throwing a flagpole a violent crime?

Kind of depends on what he threw it at.

Anyway, it doesn't much matter what you or I think. It matters what the DOJ thinks and it wouldn't surprise me if they were coming up with a charge of violence.

28 posted on 03/10/2022 2:22:41 PM PST by semimojo
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To: Mount Athos

They did not dismiss the case. They just filed a motion for abatement, which suspends the case until further notice.


29 posted on 03/10/2022 2:26:25 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: Mount Athos

I’m surprised they didn’t prosecute his corpse.


30 posted on 03/10/2022 2:33:43 PM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: ohioman

Since when is throwing a flagpole a violent crime?

Depends if you throw it at someone or not. If that was the case, then there's your reason for the additional charges.

31 posted on 03/10/2022 2:48:21 PM PST by FormerFRLurker
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To: Mount Athos

I’m surprised the SOBs didn’t pursue the case anyway.


32 posted on 03/10/2022 3:13:59 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: nickcarraway
How can the prosecute someone who is dead? They could only be dropping he case, if pursuing it is still an option?

They could drag out his bones for a flogging like they did to medieval heretics.

33 posted on 03/10/2022 3:19:57 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: Mount Athos
Sad, the government drove him to suicide over trespassing!
34 posted on 03/10/2022 3:21:50 PM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

What the f*** is a Nihar H. Mohanty? Can’t the government find Americans to lynch these American patriots?


Google. Some Arab, Persian, or Indian guy. The country is infested with foreigners running our government.

And the a hoooles want to me worry about Putin and Ukraine being invaded.


35 posted on 03/10/2022 3:30:49 PM PST by sumuam
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Eternity is Forever.. God will settle this.🙏🇺🇸


36 posted on 03/10/2022 4:51:00 PM PST by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: semimojo

Oh I forgot. The DOJ is leading the way as a “Beacon of Democracy”


37 posted on 03/10/2022 7:41:56 PM PST by ohioman
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