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UpInArms

(51,566 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 01:05 PM Jan 2021

FIREFIGHTER NABBED Retired firefighter Robert Sanford arrested for hitting three Capitol cops with F

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Robert Sanford is facing three federal felony charges, including assaulting a police officer.

He was taken into custody by the FBI on Thursday morning, just before 6am told The Daily Beast.

The retired firefighter, from Pennsylvania, was allegedly seen throwing an extinguisher at a police officer.

However, this was separate from the one that killed Officer Brian Sicknick, officials told the Wall Street Journal.

A photograph calling for a rioter's identification was released after footage emerged of the moment a protester hit an officer in the head with a fire extinguisher during Wednesday's protest.







https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13743549/retired-firefighter-robert-sanford-arrested-capitol-riot/

Eta all 3 photos ... extinguisher is throw by man in lower left corner ... pictures show the extinguisher traveling to strike police

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FIREFIGHTER NABBED Retired firefighter Robert Sanford arrested for hitting three Capitol cops with F (Original Post) UpInArms Jan 2021 OP
I wonder if he was one of the killers BainsBane Jan 2021 #1
No. LisaL Jan 2021 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #2
No, it's the guy in a blue hat who threw the fire extinguisher. LisaL Jan 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #5
Chester, PA. LisaL Jan 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #8
This is a different fire extinguisher incident mercuryblues Jan 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #15
It's hard to see but he's on the lower left Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #9
Well what do you know?! A socialist! Loge23 Jan 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #10
did they bring the fire extinguishers or grab them from the capitol? Blues Heron Jan 2021 #12
My view of fire fighters has taken a pretty big hit lately. njhoneybadger Jan 2021 #13
And he was "identified" by DU wrongly yesterday. cwydro Jan 2021 #14

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mercuryblues

(14,787 posts)
11. This is a different fire extinguisher incident
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 01:20 PM
Jan 2021

They are still looking for the one(s) who killed Sicknick.

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Bradshaw3

(7,897 posts)
9. It's hard to see but he's on the lower left
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 01:13 PM
Jan 2021

In the pic above it looks like the long-haired a hole is carrying the extinguisher. At the Daily Mail site they have two pics showing him throwing it and it in the air.

I think the long-haired guy is the same one beating a cop at the entrance as the goons were trying to break in.

Loge23

(3,922 posts)
7. Well what do you know?! A socialist!
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 01:11 PM
Jan 2021

Retired firefighter most probably drawing a pension from the socialist Fire Department.
That ought to help at the prison commissary.

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