Get the net: TN sheriff who assaulted cops during Capitol riot is now off the force and in jail

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A former Tennessee deputy sheriff who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing his sheriff’s vest is now behind bars, CNN reports.

Ronald McAbee, 27, was arrested on Tuesday after a person who recognized him from police body cam footage on the FBI’s “most wanted” website tipped off authorities. In the footage, McAbee reportedly can be seen grabbing a police officer and dragging him into the mb of rioting Trump supporters. As CNN points out, he was still employed as a deputy sheriff at the time of the Capitol riot. McAbee’s sheriff’s vest also sported a patch for the right-wing militia group Three Percenters.


https://deadstate.org/tennessee-sheriff-who-assaulted-cops-during-capitol-riot-is-no-off-the-force-and-in-jail/

[hlthe2b]

1. This one needs to be dealt with far more seriously than some others.

Violently attacking police as, himself an active deputy and thus in a position of trust? Throw the book at him.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. A Question For Our Lawyers

Does his being actively in law enforcement constitute aggravating circumstances?
A guy paid to enforce the law engaging in criminal conduct seems obviously worse.

[lagomorph777]

7. Our lawyers will say that will take months or years to figure out, and that's just fine.

I disagree. He had enough training to make any claims of ignorance just obvious bullshit.

[RockRaven]

3. How many of his fellow deputies knew what he'd done and said nothing?

[Docreed2003]

4. For those not familiar

Williamson Co, while it does have rural areas, is a largely white and extremely affluent county located just to the south of Nashville. It's one of the "premiere" suburbs of Nashville.

[UpInArms]

5. Dear gawd

One DC police officer, identified in court papers only as A.W., was thrown to the ground by the mob. Prosecutors say McAbee and another rioter grabbed A.W. and began to pull him down the Capitol steps. Another officer tried to save A.W, but McAbee allegedly punched the second officer repeatedly while wearing metal-knuckled gloves. McAbee then allegedly turned back to A.W., and successfully dragged him down the steps and into the crowd.

After the riot, A.W. was hospitalized and received staples in his head to stop his bleeding.

Am really having a hard time processing this horrific freak of nature.

Under the jail is too good a place for him.

[bottomofthehill]

6. gee, thats too bad, play stupid games win stupid prizes.

hope you enjoy time on the inside you fucking asshole.

[JohnQFunk]

8. Sporting a nice fashy haircut too. Throw away the key. 🔚