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Cop who tweeted about assassinating Ocasio-Cortez faces charges in Capitol riot
UTAH COP IS ARRESTED AS A TRUMP TERRORIST BY FEDERAL AGENTS
Michael Lee Hardin, 50, was taken into custody for “crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/04/02/ex-salt-lake-city-police/
Ex-Salt Lake City police officer arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol
A Kaysville man who formerly worked as a Salt Lake City police officer has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly taking part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Michael Lee Hardin, 50, was taken into custody without incident by members of the FBI’s joint terrorism task force, with assistance from the Utah’s State Bureau of Investigation, for “crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,” according to a news release from the FBI’s Utah office.
A spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed that Hardin was an officer there until his retirement in 2017. He served with the city police for about two decades and was named the department’s Officer of the Year in 2012 for solving a 25-year-old murder case.
The FBI caught Hardin by following up on tips from two people who know him, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. The first tipster, a friend of Hardin who used him as a financial adviser, said Hardin called Jan. 4 to say he was heading to Washington to fight for the United States.
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Michael Lee Hardin, 50, of Kaysville, was arrested on Friday, April 2, 2021, on federal charges accusing him of participating in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Image from: Davis County Jail
Ex-Salt Lake City police officer arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol
A Kaysville man who formerly worked as a Salt Lake City police officer has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly taking part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Michael Lee Hardin, 50, was taken into custody without incident by members of the FBI’s joint terrorism task force, with assistance from the Utah’s State Bureau of Investigation, for “crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,” according to a news release from the FBI’s Utah office.
A spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed that Hardin was an officer there until his retirement in 2017. He served with the city police for about two decades and was named the department’s Officer of the Year in 2012 for solving a 25-year-old murder case.
The FBI caught Hardin by following up on tips from two people who know him, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. The first tipster, a friend of Hardin who used him as a financial adviser, said Hardin called Jan. 4 to say he was heading to Washington to fight for the United States.
-more at link-
Michael Lee Hardin, 50, of Kaysville, was arrested on Friday, April 2, 2021, on federal charges accusing him of participating in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Image from: Davis County Jail
