‘I am so proud of January 6th:’ Former Central Florida police officer gets pardon from President Trump
Read full article: ‘I am so proud of January 6th:’ Former Central Florida police officer gets pardon from President TrumpNathan Tuck told News 6 he got a call from his attorney around 11 p.m. on Monday that President Donald Trump pardoned him and others for charges stemming from the attack on the US Capitol.
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
Read full article: Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing casesRioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack have been released, while judges have begun dismissing dozens of pending cases after President Donald Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus people charged in the insurrection.
Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump
Read full article: Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from TrumpThe federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack as she handed down what she acknowledged may be one of the final punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before the Republican president-elect’s promised pardons.
Where the cases stand for Central Florida’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspects
Read full article: Where the cases stand for Central Florida’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspectsFor the last four years, News 6 has tracked some of the Jan. 6 defendants arrested in Central Florida. Below is a review of where some of their cases stand according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing
Read full article: Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filingNew court papers in Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case pull back the curtain on his conversations with family members, former Vice President Mike Pence and other close advisers in the weeks leading up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Former Central Florida cops plead guilty in Capitol riot case
Read full article: Former Central Florida cops plead guilty in Capitol riot caseTwo former Central Florida members of law enforcement — and members of the alt-right group The Proud Boys — have pleaded guilty to their involvement in the violence at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Feds want Florida ‘Sedition Panda’ to spend 5 years in prison for Capitol attack
Read full article: Feds want Florida ‘Sedition Panda’ to spend 5 years in prison for Capitol attackFederal prosecutors want a Central Florida man -- known as “Sedition Panda” – to spend more than five years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Read full article: Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegationsSpecial counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.
3 Central Florida men with ties to law enforcement, Proud Boys to change pleas in Capitol riot cases
Read full article: 3 Central Florida men with ties to law enforcement, Proud Boys to change pleas in Capitol riot casesTwo former Central Florida police officers and the husband of an Orange County sheriff’s deputy have agreed to plead guilty for their alleged involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021.
Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
Read full article: Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversiesFormer President Donald Trump is congratulating Justice Samuel Alito for rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over Alito's homes.
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
Read full article: Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report saysA second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for Supreme Court under fire
Read full article: Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for Supreme Court under fireWhen an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.
Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison
Read full article: Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prisonA Florida man who assaulted at least six police officers during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison.
On the day, FBI arrests 3 ’January 6 fugitives’ in Central Florida
Read full article: On the day, FBI arrests 3 ’January 6 fugitives’ in Central FloridaThree years to the day since the Capitol Riot, three “January 6 fugitives” were arrested at a ranch in Groveland, according to a statement from the FBI Tampa Division.
3 years later: Two-thirds of Central Florida Capitol riot cases settled in court
Read full article: 3 years later: Two-thirds of Central Florida Capitol riot cases settled in courtThree years after a crowd of President Trump's supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol, nearly two-thirds of the criminal cases involving Central Florida residents have been resolved in court.
Brevard County pastor, son, parishioner sentenced to prison after entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Read full article: Brevard County pastor, son, parishioner sentenced to prison after entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6A Brevard County pastor, his son and a member of their congregation were sentenced to prison time for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Feds want 74-year-old Brevard pastor to spend 7 months in prison for Capitol attack
Read full article: Feds want 74-year-old Brevard pastor to spend 7 months in prison for Capitol attackFederal prosecutors want a 74-year-old Brevard County pastor to spend seven months in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Cocoa Beach Capitol riot suspect asks for last-minute trial delay
Read full article: Cocoa Beach Capitol riot suspect asks for last-minute trial delayA Cocoa Beach man charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol asked a federal judge to delay the start of his trial because his brother refuses to testify in his defense.
Feds seek prison time for Mount Dora man’s involvement in Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: Feds seek prison time for Mount Dora man’s involvement in Jan. 6 attackFederal prosecutors are seeking an eight-month prison sentence for a Mount Dora man who accepted a plea deal for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Kissimmee Oath Keeper gets 5 years probation for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
Read full article: Kissimmee Oath Keeper gets 5 years probation for Jan. 6 attack on CapitolA Kissimmee man, who is a member of the Oath Keepers militia group, is set to spend the next five years in federal prison for taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
Read full article: Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencingAuthorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison.
Feds seek 33 years in prison for Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader
Read full article: Feds seek 33 years in prison for Ormond Beach Proud Boys leaderThe Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to sentence an Ormond Beach leader of the Proud Boys to 33 years in prison for helping to orchestrate the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
‘Nobody’s going to fight better than me:’ Orlando performer acquitted in Capitol attack
Read full article: ‘Nobody’s going to fight better than me:’ Orlando performer acquitted in Capitol attackAn Orlando performer acquitted on charges connected to the attack on the U.S. Capitol said he was shocked when a federal judge found him not guilty.
Orlando actor representing himself against Capitol riot charges acquitted
Read full article: Orlando actor representing himself against Capitol riot charges acquittedAn Orlando actor arrested and charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol has been acquitted of all charges after representing himself in court Wednesday.
Casselberry militia member sentenced to home confinement, probation for Capitol attack
Read full article: Casselberry militia member sentenced to home confinement, probation for Capitol attackA federal judge sentenced a Casselberry man to home confinement and two years’ probation for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Orlando actor, Brevard pastors face trials for attack on US Capitol
Read full article: Orlando actor, Brevard pastors face trials for attack on US CapitolAn actor from Orlando and two pastors from Melbourne face separate trials that began Monday for their reported roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Orlando college student sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for Capitol attack
Read full article: Orlando college student sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for Capitol attackA former Orlando area college student was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prison
Read full article: Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prisonA California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer’s neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.
Orlando college student writes letter to judge asking for mercy in Capitol attack sentencing
Read full article: Orlando college student writes letter to judge asking for mercy in Capitol attack sentencingFederal prosecutors want an Orlando college student to spend more than three years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
What to know about Kelly Meggs, Florida Oath Keeper going to prison for Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: What to know about Kelly Meggs, Florida Oath Keeper going to prison for Jan. 6 attackA federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Dunnellon man to 12 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Feds seek long prison sentences for Central Florida Oath Keepers in Capitol riot case
Read full article: Feds seek long prison sentences for Central Florida Oath Keepers in Capitol riot caseFederal prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison for two Central Florida men convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader guilty of seditious conspiracy for Capitol attack
Read full article: Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader guilty of seditious conspiracy for Capitol attackA federal jury found an Ormond Beach man guilty on some of the most severe charges handed down in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Prosecutors seek jail time for St. Cloud man in Capitol riot case
Read full article: Prosecutors seek jail time for St. Cloud man in Capitol riot caseFederal prosecutors want a St. Cloud man to spend 21 days in jail for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, according to court documents.
4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial
Read full article: 4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trialFour people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group.
Central Florida man dressed in panda costume during Capitol riot arrested, report shows
Read full article: Central Florida man dressed in panda costume during Capitol riot arrested, report showsA suspect in the Capitol riot investigation dubbed “Sedition Panda” was nabbed by FBI agents in Central Florida.
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyFour members of the Oath Keepers have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial involving far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.
Prosecutor claims Ormond Beach Proud Boy aimed at ‘heart of our democracy’ on Jan. 6
Read full article: Prosecutor claims Ormond Beach Proud Boy aimed at ‘heart of our democracy’ on Jan. 6A federal prosecutor claims an Ormond Beach man took aim at “the heart of our democracy” when he entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Orlando performer arrested for Capitol attack insists ‘I wasn’t there to overthrow the government’
Read full article: Orlando performer arrested for Capitol attack insists ‘I wasn’t there to overthrow the government’Two years after joining members of the Oath Keepers at the U.S. Capitol, an Orlando man is preparing to defend himself in court that could put him in prison.
2 years later: 35 Central Florida residents face Capitol riot charges
Read full article: 2 years later: 35 Central Florida residents face Capitol riot chargesTwo years after large groups of people stormed the U.S. Capitol, fewer than half of the cases involving Central Florida residents have been resolved, according to court records.
Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader named more than 40 times in Jan. 6 Final Report
Read full article: Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader named more than 40 times in Jan. 6 Final ReportAn Ormond Beach senior member of the Proud Boys was mentioned more than 40 times in the final report issued by the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referralThe House Jan_ 6 committee is urging the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability for the former president and “a time of reflection and reckoning.”.
Convicted Marion County Oath Keepers leader asks for new trial
Read full article: Convicted Marion County Oath Keepers leader asks for new trialA Marion County man who was convicted of conspiring to interfere with the transfer of power in 2020 presidential election is asking a federal judge for a new trial.
Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader wants Capitol riot trial moved to Virginia
Read full article: Ormond Beach Proud Boys leader wants Capitol riot trial moved to VirginiaAn Ormond Beach man scheduled to go to trial for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol is asking a federal judge to move his trial to Virginia.
State nationalists gather to support Volusia County Capitol riot suspect who refused to show up for court
Read full article: State nationalists gather to support Volusia County Capitol riot suspect who refused to show up for courtA group of 50 state nationalists turned out to support a Volusia County man re-arrested for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
62-year-old Capitol riot suspect arrested again in Volusia County
Read full article: 62-year-old Capitol riot suspect arrested again in Volusia CountyA Volusia County man arrested for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 has been arrested again for refusing to show up for court hearings.
Oath Keepers leader, Central Florida associate guilty in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial
Read full article: Oath Keepers leader, Central Florida associate guilty in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trialA federal jury found the leader of the Oath Keepers and one of the Central Florida associates guilty of seditious conspiracy Tuesday in the Jan. 6 trial.
Here’s what jurors must decide in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot case
Read full article: Here’s what jurors must decide in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot caseWhen jurors return to deliberate the fate of five members of the Oath Keepers, they will have to answer different questions for each defendant, and the answers could mean the difference between jail time and walking free.
Edgewater Capitol riot suspect skips court, arrest warrant to be issued
Read full article: Edgewater Capitol riot suspect skips court, arrest warrant to be issuedAn Edgewater man accused of being involved in the riot at the U.S. Capitol did not show up for court at his two most recent hearings, prompting a judge to approve an arrest warrant.
Federal judge to hear case of Winter Springs man arrested for Capitol attack
Read full article: Federal judge to hear case of Winter Springs man arrested for Capitol attackA Winter Springs man arrested and charged for his actions of Jan. 6 will face a bench trial in December instead of a jury hearing his case.
Prosecutors seek prison for rioter's attack on AP journalist
Read full article: Prosecutors seek prison for rioter's attack on AP journalistFederal prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of approximately four years for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an Associated Press photographer and using a stun gun against police officers at the U.S. Capitol.
$30K reward offered for wanted Lakeland suspect in Capitol Riot, FBI says
Read full article: $30K reward offered for wanted Lakeland suspect in Capitol Riot, FBI saysThe FBI announced a $30,000 reward for a Lakeland man wanted in connection with the Capitol Riots on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a release by the agency.
3 Orlando-area men linked to Capitol riot militia investigation
Read full article: 3 Orlando-area men linked to Capitol riot militia investigationFBI agents arrested three Orlando area men on Wednesday linking them to a larger investigation into a militia that planned violence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last year.
5 Orlando-area men linked to Capitol riot militia investigation
Read full article: 5 Orlando-area men linked to Capitol riot militia investigationFBI agents arrested five Orlando-area men on Wednesday, linking them to a larger investigation into a militia that planned violence on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last year.
Titusville man wants to be tried separately from Oath Keepers
Read full article: Titusville man wants to be tried separately from Oath KeepersAn attorney for a Titusville man charged in connection with the Capitol riot claims attorneys in the case cannot agree on strategy, and he is asking to be tried separately.
Judge refuses to delay trial for Florida Oath Keeper suspects in Capitol riot
Read full article: Judge refuses to delay trial for Florida Oath Keeper suspects in Capitol riotDespite a lot of arguing, a federal judge is refusing to change the trial date of a group of Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot. That includes two people from Central Florida.
Jan. 6 committee takeaways: Trump risked provoking ‘constitutional crisis’
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee takeaways: Trump risked provoking ‘constitutional crisis’The House Jan. 6 committee used its hearing Thursday to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud and stop the certification of the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden won.
Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearings
Read full article: Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearingsA federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial for the former leader of the Proud Boys and other members of the far-right extremist group charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote.
Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panelThe House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate.