As cases move toward resolution in Washington, D.C., federal courts, local men and women have been the subject of guilty pleas, trials, prison sentences and even some new arrests.Lengthy discussion of many cases, including the defendants remorse, and related crazy antics.
Their backgrounds are varied and diverse. They include a 51-year-old Collin County man fluent in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese; a 53-year-old motorcycle mechanic and YouTube content creator from Fort Worth; and a 63-year-old comic book artist and art restorer from Garland.
Some interesting, some weird.
A Fort Worth rioter wore a gas mask and an Infowars cap, advertising the media company of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Another wore a red "Make America Great Again" cap with the word, "GOD," written at the top in marker.
A Collin County man got into a standoff with police when told to turn himself in and then threatened to kill himself and shot at officers. A Granbury woman, a lawyer for the Oath Keepers, is undergoing treatment at a federal prison to restore her competency before her case can move forward, court records show.
A common theme in government court filings was that Dallas-area Jan. 6 defendants showed little or no remorse. Prosecutors expressed concern that many might once again turn to violence in an attempt to achieve political goals.
"More than a year later, he is still active on social media, falling prey to conspiracy theories about elections and ominously predicting ’chaos,’" a prosecutor wrote about one North Texas rioter in a January 2023 court filing.
Of those who went to trial, many requested a judge decide their fate rather than make their case to a jury from the Washington, D.C., area, which is known for being liberal.
At least the judge has to worry about his public opinion.
Marina Medvin, the attorney for DaSilva, said those like her client were subjected to hundreds of thousands of news articles about their arrests and prosecutions.
By the complicit press.
"On top of that, the DOJ has created unique public-shaming web pages for every January 6 defendant, a digital version of tar and feathering," she wrote in her October 2023 sentencing memo.
All part of the punishment by process.
Kyle Douglas McMahan, 41, an Air Force staff sergeant from Watauga, was arrested in December [2023]. While wearing a MAGA hat with "God" written on it, he grabbed the fingers of an officer, "appearing to crush them in his hand," authorities said.
Not clear why it took the Feds so long to find this guy.He wore the Ray Epps hat.