'You're going to die tonight': Body-cam video shows Capitol riot suspect accused of dragging officer [View all]
Source: USA Today
Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY 7 hrs ago
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said he was "inclined" to order that a Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspect remain in detention on Monday after prosecutors presented video footage of the man dragging a police officer down the steps of the Capitol and into a mob and physically assaulting officers.
Jack Wade Whitton, a 30-year-old CrossFit instructor from Georgia, was identified by the government as the man in new officer-worn body camera footage also kicking officers and saying, "You're going to die tonight."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Kukowski argued on behalf of the government that Whitton, who remains in custody in Georgia, should not be released pending trial because he remains a threat to the public.
Prosecutors previously disclosed text messages Whitton allegedly sent to a confidential informant in which he boasted about the assault afterward.
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Jack Wade Whitton
'I fed him to the people' | Georgia man charged with dragging officer into mob during
Capitol riot Jack Whitton is the 5th person charged in the attack of DC Police Officer
dragged into the violent mob
Author: Eric Flack, Stephanie Wilson
Published: 4:08 PM EDT April 5, 2021
Updated: 8:21 PM EDT April 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — A fifth man is now charged in one of the most vicious attacks on DC Police Officers during the siege on the US Capitol January 6th.
Jack Wade Whitton of Georgia was arrested April 1 and charged with a number of criminal counts, including felony assault on a police officer. Four other men, Jeffrey Sabol, Peter Stager, Michael Lopatic Sr. and Clayton Mullins have also been arrested and charged in what prosecutors call a “brutal” assault on at least three DC Police officers.
According to court documents the assault on the officers, identified only as “B.M.” “A.W.” and “C.M.” last approximately 90 seconds.
Credit: US Department of Justice
Jack Wade Whitton is accused of beating an MPD Police officer with a crutch and dragging him into the angry mob January 6th
Prosecutors say two of the MPD officers, “B.M.” and “A.W.,” waded into the crowd trying to save someone they heard “was being trampled.” That’s when, prosecutors allege, “Whitton began striking at B.M. with a crutch.” The court documents allege Whitton grabbed at the officer “by the head and helmet” then dragged him down the steps in a prone position, over officer “A.W.” who still trying to hold the police line.
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