Earles was initially identified in January 2021 after his Facebook posts were reported to authorities...
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Department of Justice
A New Mexico man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Rockne Earles, 62, of Chama, New Mexico, formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, both felonies, and the misdemeanor charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was arrested yesterday in Chama, New Mexico. He is expected to make his initial appearance today in the District of New Mexico.
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Earles went to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. In a publicly available video, Earles is seen grabbing and throwing a U.S. Capitol Police Officer (Victim Officer 1) against the Northwest stairs underneath the West Front scaffolding outside the U.S. Capitol Building. In the video, Earles grabs and throws Victim Officer 1 to the ground using what appears to be a significant amount of force. Two other rioters joined Earles in shoving and assaulting Victim Officer 1. Victim Officer 1 landed on the steps and then attempted to escape away from the rioters. Based on preceding and subsequent events, this assault is believed to have occurred between approximately 1:50 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. on January 6, 2021.
After being contacted by law enforcement, Victim Officer 1 recalled being assaulted numerous times on January 6, 2021, including being struck with a flagpole by an unidentified male, being knocked to the ground by three men, and being hit in the head. As result of the riots on January 6, 2021, including this incident, Victim Officer 1 was concussed, treated for medical injuries at the hospital, and out of work for 45 days.
Law enforcement reviewed numerous surveillance videos from the U.S. Capitol building which show Earles physically inside the U.S. Capitol between approximately 2:17 p.m. and 2:44 p.m. on January 6, 2021. Based on the surveillance video footage, Earles appears to have remained in the U.S. Capitol building for approximately 27 minutes.
Here’s a clip of the asshole in action...
Earles once ran for local office in North Dakota...
Williston Herald
FBI agents claim that Rockne Gerard Earles, 62, who previously lived in the Barnes County town of Oriska, was among the group that overwhelmed U.S. Capitol police and forced their way in, attacking officers along the way.
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Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and social media posts after Earles' trip on a tour bus from Bismarck to Washington, D.C. On Dec. 28, 2020, Earles posted to Facebook about a tour bus leaving Bismarck on Jan. 4 for the "Stop the Steal Rally" in Washington, according to court documents.
In August 2020, Earles was involved in collecting hundreds of signatures for a petition of protest against decisions by county commissioners regarding the construction of a new Barnes County Jail.
In November 2020, Earles ran for Barnes County Commission, receiving 42.65% of the vote and ultimately losing to Cindy Louise Schwehr in the nonpartisan race, according to North Dakota Secretary of State records.
I’m unable to determine how he ended up in New Mexico...
Raw Story
The Justice Department further said that Earles, who was hit with the felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and civil disorder, can be seen on video "grabbing and throwing a U.S. Capitol Police Officer."
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The victim officer seen being thrown in the video was purportedly concussed and out of work for 45 days due to that incident and other injuries stemming from the rioters on that day.
Law enforcement officials say Earles was physically inside the U.S. Capitol between around 2:17 P.M. and 2:44 P.M. on Jan. 6, 2021. He is one of more than 1,000 individuals to be arrested in the sprawling probe stemming from crimes that occurred during the breach.
The FBI continues to seek the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who participated in unlawful conduct during the Capitol Insurrection. New images are added frequently...
If you have information about individuals who participated in the largest assault on police officers in U.S. history at the Capitol Riot on January 6th, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or leave a tip online at the FBI’s website.
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