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January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary (www.theguardian.com)

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Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items

A participant in the January 6 attack pardoned by Donald Trump was recently arrested for burglary and vandalism in Virginia in what is believed to be the first incidence of new charges for a person who took part in the 2021 US Capitol insurrection.

Zachary Alam received one of the longest prison sentences, eight years, for his part in the violence committed in Washington DC by Trump supporters attempting to keep him in office after his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden.

The judge at his sentencing noted that officers called him “by far the loudest, the most combative and the most violent of the rioters”.

Alam, who has previous convictions including auto theft and driving under the influence, was found in a nearby neighborhood and arrested and charged with felony residential burglary and misdemeanor vandalism, the newspaper said.

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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 34 points 20 hours ago

I wonder if there's a higher crime rate among pardoned Capitol rioters than there is among undocumented immigrants...

[-] nimble 13 points 19 hours ago

Given undocumented immigrants are being scooped up at court, they have a very good reason to stay out of trouble.

Meanwhile the insurrectionists have been emboldened.

I think you may be onto something here

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