Daniel Rodriguez of Fontana, California pleaded guilty to four counts, including conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents, for using a stun gun to attack a Washington, D.C. police officer during the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The attack resulted in five deaths and numerous injuries, and Rodriguez is the first person to be convicted of using a dangerous weapon to injure a law enforcement official during the riot. He faces up to 20 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced in September 2021.
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Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi pleaded not guilty to three charges in a US federal court on Wednesday in connection with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people. The US Department of Justice has been investigating the attack for more than 30 years, and Mas'ud is the fourth person to be charged in the case. A jury trial has been requested, but the date has not yet been set.
Two former Arkansas law enforcement officers have been charged with civil rights violations for using excessive force during the arrest of Randal Worcester, which was captured on video and widely shared on social media. The incident has sparked a national conversation about police brutality and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. The findings of the investigation have been given to a special prosecutor, and it is unclear what the outcome of the case will be.