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Recently arrested Capitol rioter texted with Proud Boys leader -- a signal of broader coordination

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Ronald Loehrke, 30, was arrested today in Cummings, Ga. and charged with obstruction of law enforcement, unlawful entry on restricted buildings and grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. James Haffner was arrested in South Dakota on Wednesday, on the same complaint. The two men marched with the Proud Boys and were part of the mob that overwhelmed US Capitol police officers during the initial breach.

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Recently arrested Capitol rioter texted with Proud Boys leader -- a signal of broader coordination

Federal court documents allege that one of two men recently arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol communicated in advance with a Proud Boys leader, pointing to a wider organizational footprint in the execution of the effort to overwhelm the Capitol and prevent transfer of the presidency from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.Ronald Loehrke, 30, was arrested today in Cummings, Ga. and charged with obstruction of law enforcement…

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