News about James Monroe

Thomas Webster, 56, of Goshen, NY, was charged with assault on a police officer. Unlike the other 11 people who pleaded guilty to a similar charge, Webster was the first to request a jury trial. After Rathbun shoved Webster in the face with a Marine Corps flagpole, he was charged and beating DC Police officer Noah Rathbun with a Marine Corps flagpole, according to a video from the January 6 riots. Webster pleaded guilty of Rathbun's instigation of the assault with the shove, but Rathbun said his hand had merely fallen from Webster's shoulder as he attempted to keep the rioters at bay. On Thursday, Webster's mugshot is seen outside court, at the top and inset right. This is the chaos of the January 6 riot in which Webster was wielding a flagpole. At one stage, Webster was seen struggling to free the gas mask from DC cop Noah Rathbun before attempting to choke him with his chin strap.