Prepare your mind, body, and spirit for battle, and above all else, prepare to STAND!” Messages circulated by members of the group on social media in the days and weeks leading to the riots at the Capitol encouraged participation and action with lines such as, “some of our most skilled special warfare veterans standing by armed, just outside D.C.,” and “prepare yourselves for whatever may come. Members were present at the showdown between the Bundy family and the federal government in Oregon in 2014 and as a self-anointed, armed street patrol force after the killing of a Black man in Ferguson, MO the same year, among other national events. with no central location, although the organization, which claims to have 35,000 members, has a formal structure, including bylaws and dues. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by disbarred Montana lawyer Stewart Rhodes, are named for their members’ desire to uphold their oaths to protect the Constitution. Watkins responded that she and others were under the main dome of the Capitol, and another unknown male voice encouraged her to continue, saying this was what they ‘trained for.’” Arrest this assembly we have probable cause for acts of treason, election fraud.’ Ms. “An unidentified man said later, ‘You are executing citizen’s arrest. We are sticking together and sticking to the plan.” An unknown male responded, “We’ll see you soon, Jess. ‘We have a good group,’ she said early in the riot, according to the charging document. Watkins’ voice during the riot from the Zello cellphone app, which acts like a walkie-talkie, speaking to other people thought to be Oath Keepers. “Federal investigators also recovered audio recordings of Ms. Watkins apparently rented a room there under an assumed name, an F.B.I. Caldwell had advised militia members to stay in a particular Comfort Inn in Washington’s suburbs, according to messages cited in court documents, advising that it offered a good base to ‘hunt at night’ - apparently meaning looking for antifa-style left-wing protesters to fight. Caldwell, planned and executed the organized ambush of the Capitol: The report details how the group, led by Mr. “A criminal complaint filed Saturday against Jon Ryan Schaffer, a guitarist for the heavy metal band Iced Earth, accused of being among rioters who sprayed Capitol Police with “bear spray,” said he has long held “far-right extremist views” and suggested that he is a member of the Oath Keepers.”
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The report identifies the Iced Earth guitarist by full name for his role in the Capitol riots and allegiance with the Oath Keepers: Capitol.” All were charged with conspiracy to commit federal crimes and are currently being held. A video depicts roughly 10 members of the group in helmets “mov in an organized and practiced fashion and forc their way to the front of the crowd gathered around a door to the U.S.
Charging documents identify a group dressed in paramilitary gear and Oath Keepers paraphernalia that stood out for their coordination. Thomas Edward Caldwell, 66, Donovan Crowl, 50, and Jessica Watkins, 38, were identified by the Times as leaders of the Oath Keepers faction present at the Capitol.
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