Insurrectionist Luke Coffee arrested...was seen bashing Capitol Police with crutch, blamed Antifa

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Fledgling Actor From Texas Bashed a Cop With a Crutch in Capitol Riot: Docs
Luke Coffee said he was “ready to die” in the Capitol riot, but also claimed it was an “antifa false flag attack,” according to since-deleted Facebook videos.
thedailybeast.com
1:05 PM · Feb 26, 2021

https://www.thedailybeast.com/luke-coffee-fledgling-actor-from-texas-bashed-a-cop-during-capitol-riot-prosecutors-allege

An aspiring actor from Texas, who said he was almost “gassed to death like… a Jew” during the Capitol insurrection, has been charged with using a crutch to bash a cop in the Jan. 6 riot.

Luke Coffee, a 41-year-old from Dallas, has been charged with a slew of crimes, including assault of a federal law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. In a newly unsealed criminal complaint, prosecutors said Coffee is seen in photos and videos using a crutch to assault D.C. Police officers who were trying to protect the Capitol.

Before gaining notoriety for storming the Capitol, Coffee worked in post production on two primetime television shows, including Everwood, according to his IMDB page. Returning to Dallas in 2010 after stints in Hollywood and Cape Town, Coffee established a production house under the umbrella of a company owned by his mentor, director Rocky Powell, according to his website. He has directed a documentary, a TV pilot, and continued acting, with appearances in NBC’s Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.

But his social media shows his affinity for former President Donald Trump and his belief in conspiracy theories, including QAnon and how hydroxychloroquine can cure COVID-19. The day before the riots, Coffee said in one Youtube video, “All hell is going to break loose tomorrow” before mentioning former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. “Cue the storm baby Q storm,” he added.

According to Dallas news site Central Track, Coffee also documented his trip to the Capitol. The morning of the riots, Coffee—who prosecutors say was wearing a brown cowboy hat, camouflage jacket, and a blue bandana—posted a photo alongside another rioter. Behind them, hundreds of rioters with MAGA flags can be seen.

“Historic Day for ‘Merica!!” Coffee captioned the photo on Facebook.

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[lagomorph777]

1. Another one bites the dust.

[gratuitous]

2. I hope Coffee doesn't catch a break

Lock him up.

[UpInArms]

3. Omg ...

The group of rioters at the Lower Entrance tunnel, which included Coffee, violently attacked officers with blunt objects and threw items at officers, the complaint says. One D.C. cop was “violently dragged down the Lower Terrace steps by protesters.”

Coffee was seen holding a crutch over his head before lowering it toward his waist and rushing into the line of D.C. and Capitol Police officers, the complaint says.

Bodycam footage shows that, after Coffee was forced back, he charged at the officers again, using the crutch “as a blunt object weapon by positioning the crutch directly toward the officer’s upper chest/head area.” It took about two D.C. officers to hold Coffee and his makeshift weapon back.

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After the riots, Coffee appeared in several YouTube videos where he continued his rants about other conspiracy theories, including questioning the validity of the moon landing, and dabbling in Flat Earth and reptilian beliefs. In a since-deleted Facebook video, he admitted to pushing police with the crutch.

How in the world do these people get dressed in the morning?

[3Hotdogs]

4. Luke, ya gotta riddle me this:

Why would Antifa cause a riot to reverse an election that they already had won?

[treestar]

10. And if he was there, then is he with antifa?

How can it be Antifa if he, a loyal trumpeter, was there participating?

[SoonerPride]

5. I hope he dies in prison.

[Cha]

6. Jesus.. "Fledge" no More Stupid Treasonous

Insane Criminal.

[NotAPuppet]

7. An aspiring actor who

doesn't understand the concept of cameras and being recorded? Oh, I forgot, he's a Republican....

[MagickMuffin]

8. Luke "warm" Coffee is his porno stage name

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Not strong enough for the heat!

[Celerity]

9. squeal like a pig