Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk
This guy sounds like a real sexist jackass!! I hope he gets a LONG sentence!
Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN yesterday
https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-nancy-pelosi-protests-and-demonstrations-violence-f9f707a48dee104bba7432e941b0d472
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence, a prosecutor said Tuesday as his trial got underway.
Richard “Bigo” Barnett had a stun gun tucked into his pants when he stormed the Capitol, invaded Pelosi’s office and posed for a photo that became one of the attack’s more well-known images, prosecutors said. He also took a piece of her mail and left behind a note that said, “Nancy, Bigo was here,” prosecutors said. Barnett punctuated the message with a sexist expletive.
“The defendant violated that space,” said prosecutor Alison Prout during opening statements. “He came prepared for violence.”
Staffers were huddled down the hall at the time, hiding from rioters after leaving behind computers, cellphones and personal files as they fled, she said. ................................
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Richard Barnett, left, an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on a desk in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, arrives at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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