Here's another Trump supporter charged with violence:
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David Nicholas Dempsey
Age: 34
Arrested or charged on: Aug. 26, 2021
Home state: California
Charges
Obstruction of an official proceeding;
assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; entering or remaining; disorderly and disruptive conduct;
engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and act of phsical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
What happened
Dempsey is captured in multiple videos attacking police on Jan. 6. In some of the vidoes he wore different outfits, but is mainly seen wearing a black shirt, dark helmet, goggles and an American flag gaiter that covered his face, leading to the nickname #FlagGaiterCopHater by online sleuths.
In a YouTube video obtained by the FBI, Dempsey is shown giving a speech in front of "a gallows fitted out with a noose." According to charging documents, Dempsey said that Jerry Nadler and Nancy Pelosi don't need to go to jail, but instead hang from the gallows.The documents describe another Youtube video and Capitol surveillance footage that show Dempsey recieving what seems to be tear gas from a person in the crowd. He sprays the line of officers and also uses various objects and weapons such as a crutch and metal pole to assault officers.
During the investigation, the FBI discovered that Dempsey was previously arrested in October 2019,
accused of using bear spray on anti-Trump protesters in Santa Monica, CA. "
"Although Dempsey
wore several different outfits during the riot, agents, with the help of open source websites like seditionhunters.org, focused on his hair in a low man bun, black shirt, dark helmet, goggles, and an American flag gaiter covering most of his face, authorities said. Investigators also noted a distinct yellow cord bracelet, which he wore in other photos, including images where he flashes a white power hand sign."