The deadly attack on the United States Capitol by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump continues to dominate the national news this week as federal and state law enforcement agencies undertake the massive task of identifying and arresting perpetrators from across the country. Keep reading for more on this story and other news. USCP. Late last week, somber news emerged that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died of injuries he sustained while physically engaging with rioters. Sicknick was a veteran of the New Jersey National Guard and had been deployed to both Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan in the late 1990s and early 2000s; he had served with the Capitol Police since 2008. Another member of the Capitol Police who was on duty during the attack, officer Howard Liebengood, took his own life while off-duty in the days following; Liebengood had served with the Capitol Police since 2005. Following the resignation of USCP Chief Steven Sund last week, Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman was designated acting chief this week. Pittman is the first woman and the first African American to hold that position. Livestreaming. This blog often has explored the intersection of new technology and the criminal law but never before have those issues collided as forcefully as they did during the attack on the Capitol where countless people livestreamed and publicly photographed their own participation in the riotous attempt to overthrow the federal government. While the full range of explanations for creating this contemporaneous record escapes easy characterization, the implications [...]
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