New Jersey reservist, with Navy base clearance, charged in connection to deadly Capitol riot
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Via: perrie-halpern • 3 years ago • 23 commentsBy: David K. Li and Mohammed Syed
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An Army reservist, who has "secret" clearance to a cache of military supplies, was criminally charged for his role in this month's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, officials said.
The charges filed against Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, come as the FBI, fearing insider threats, seeks to vet service members who will be working at Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Hale-Cusanelli, 30, is facing five federal charges: Entering a restricted government building, engaging in disorderly conduct to interrupt government business, violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, illegal demonstration in a Capitol building and obstructing law enforcement.
The defendant is a U.S. Army reservist who works as a contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle "where he maintains a 'Secret' security clearance and has access to a variety of munitions," according to the criminal complaint written by Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Special Agent Daniel J. Meyers.
The complaint did not detail what kind of Navy munitions Hale-Cusanelli could accessed or further explain the nature of his "secret" security clearance.
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Before he was arrested by FBI agents in New Jersey on Friday, Hale-Cusanelli showed an informant cell phone video that showed him at the riot and inside the building, according to the criminal complaint.
The informant claims that Hale-Cusanelli "is an avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer who posts video opinion statements on YouTube proffering extreme political opinions and viewpoints," Meyers wrote.
The informant wore a wire last Tuesday when Hale-Cusanelli "admitted to entering the Capitol and encouraging other members of the mob to 'advance' - giving directions via both voice and hand signals."
Hale-Cusanelli said that "if they'd had more men they could have taken over the entire building."
Far-right mobs, egged on by President Donald Trump's ongoing lies that fraudulent votes cost him November's election, stormed the Capitol in hopes of disrupting Congress from formally accepting Electoral College results of Biden's clear victory.
It wasn't clear if Hale-Cusanelli had hired an attorney by Monday morning. His parents could not be immediately reached for comment at publicly listed New Jersey phone numbers.
Try him and toss him into a deep hole with the rest of them!
I know a few right-wing red-neck reservists and my first thought after hearing about the mass mobilization was how many of them would just as soon shoot Biden as keep the peace.
It only took one insane guardsman to turn Kent State into a bloodbath.
How in the F*** did he ever pass a background check, even for a secret clearance. Christ, I had NCIS talk to me about Paganism making me vulnerable. I'm sure the neo-nazism wouldn't have have compromised him. /sarc
And to think he worked at a NWS, with ties to American Nazi's and possibly militias, what will they think of next.
The recruiters in the clandestine agencies look for different aspects in different folk.
Talk about a CF, how in the world did he received and maintain a secret clearance.
Smoke him!
Even if Trump pardons him his military career is done.
His security clearance is toast, which means he can't execute his primary duties...... I doubt that he could even be part of a security detail at this point. In the Navy he would be good for doing laundry and chipping paint. I can't speak as to what his Army related duties would change too....... "Permanent latrine orderly..?"
I would expect, given the severity of the charges and the visibility of his crimes, it's much more likely the Navy would make an example of him without fear Biden would interfere as Trump has. I'm confident he can look forward to Court Martial and jail time.
Yep... let the military handle their own.
human IED, remote controlled ...
what his Army related duties would change too
It would be making little rocks from big rocks.
And here's what's scary-- he's probably not the only one!
He wasn't. There were lots of off duty cops, etc., etc., etc. in that mob.
Been to Earle many times, lots of partially underground storage humps
mostly with old ordinance from decommissioned ships in storage.
Rows of humps, look like graves of giants.
Rumor has it that the last of the 60 year old 16 inch battleship ordinance would be stored here prior to disposition.
Good luck with old munitions that go boom if you even look at them wrong.
Reminds me of "The Deep" with Bisset and her pokies.
There are probably thousands of extremist Trump supporters in the military, and thousands more in law enforcement departments. The question is how far would they go to express their support for Trump. Hopefully just a handful are actual traitors and the country can absorb whatever they will do.
Fortunately, Trump's coup attempt was just like him. Weak and ineffective. Once they got into the Capitol they didn't seem to have any kind of plan. Unfortunately for them, their leader's bone spurs were acting up so he just went home to watch tv. Trump's coup doesn't seem to be getting any traction now so I think we'll be okay.
I remember when there was a plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, someone saying, 'they would return her in a few hours', like, no harm done.
Did these people actually think that there would be no consequences to their actions?
There are probably not the that bright, so it's not surprising that they babbled and indicted themselves.