Man accused of assaulting officer in Capitol riot was Williamson County (TN) sheriff's deputy

[Nevilledog]

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Natalie Allison
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A man charged with assaulting a D.C. police officer while the Jan. 6 mob stormed the Capitol is a sheriff's deputy in Williamson County, Tennessee, @friedmanadam5 reports. Yes, the same place where anti-maskers harassed doctors at a school board meeting.

Man accused of assaulting officer in Capitol riot was Williamson County sheriff's deputy
A Williamson County sheriff's deputy is accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
tennessean.com
1:58 PM · Aug 19, 2021

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2021/08/19/williamson-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-assaulting-officer-capitol-riot/8197483002/

A Tennessee sheriff's deputy assaulted a fellow law enforcement officer and then attempted to use his status to gain access to the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, according to a motion filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office Wednesday.

Ronald Colton McAbee, a 27-year-old Williamson County sheriff's deputy, was arrested Aug. 17 after the FBI received a tip he was the man in officer-worn body camera footage who attempted to fight a Metropolitan Police Department officer and drag another into the mob storming the Capitol.

The U.S. attorney's office pre-trial motion argued McAbee should be held without bail because he was a "spoke in the wheel" that caused the Jan. 6 riot and was a "threat to the peaceful functioning of our community."

McAbee is part of a seven-person indictment group all charged with assaulting officers on the day of the insurrection. His co-defendants included Jack Wade Whitton, who is accused of using a crutch to attack an MPD officer, and Jeffrey Sabol, who is accused of holding a baton across an officer's neck.

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Williamson County has been in the news a lot. Must be an infestation of ignorant Dumpers.

[Bluethroughu]

2. The one guy at the meeting told his buddy, they're on our side, referring to the cops.

Then told the doctor he'll find him, they know where he lives. The cops did nothing. Looks like the Feds need to investigate what's happening in that cop shop.

Who else was at the insurrection from the police Department and who knew and did nothing about the traitor.

[RockRaven]

3. How many of his fellow deputies knew he was a wanted criminal and said nothing?

Was is all of them or just most of them?

[bottomofthehill]

5. I AM WILLING TO BET, A WHOLE LOT OF THEM.

[bottomofthehill]

4. Try, Convict, Lock up, hope for prison justice.

betting he is a whole lot less tough without the badge and uniform..

Have fun in jail you walking, talking piece of garbage.