Insurrection At The Capitol

Federal agents arrested a Canton man Monday for his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. John Douglas Wright has been charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., with engaging in violence in a restricted building, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents.

The state reported more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases Sunday; Ohio could soon join the Republican-led states that have enacted tougher voting restrictions; after last year’s concert series was cancelled due to the pandemic, the Cleveland Orchestra announced it will return to Blossom this summer for a 10-week season featuring 11 concerts; and more stories.

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Attorneys for Bruno Cua, 18, say that before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, he was an impressionable kid who loved fishing and building treehouses. But prosecutors see a young man intent on violence.

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The congressional official also says most of his staff have not yet been vaccinated, despite their continuing work at the Capitol campus to repair damage from the insurrection.

The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.

The FBI says an Ohio couple linked to the Oath Keepers militia group were among those involved in last month's breach of the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. Capitol Police has suspended six officers with pay for their actions during the Capitol riots on January 6. A further 29 officers are under investigation.

Senator Sherrod Brown has concerns about the message those who perpetrated the attack on the Capitol will take from a decision to acquit former President Donald Trump.