Insurrectionist who pulled off MPD Officer Daniel Hodges' gas mask & beat him, arrested & charged

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text:
Sanjana Karanth
@sanjanakaranth
That Jan. 6 rioter who ripped MPD Officer Daniel Hodges' gas mask off and beat him with his own baton at the Capitol's lower western terrace?

Arrested and charged. #StripesGuy #SeditionHunters

(h/t @ryanjreilly)

A D.C. Cop Testified In Congress’s Jan. 6 Probe. Now One Of His Attackers Has Been Charged.
The FBI accused Steve Cappuccio, known by online sleuths as #StripesGuy, of ripping the mask off Officer Daniel Hodges and beating him with his own baton.
huffpost.com
7:07 PM · Aug 12, 2021

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-riot-stripes-guy-charged-officer-daniel-hodges-attack_n_6115bb42e4b07c14031319fd?9z

The FBI arrested a Texas man this week who was recorded ripping the gas mask off a Washington, D.C., police officer, taking his baton and beating him with it during an especially violent push by insurrectionists to breach the western side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Steve Cappuccio, identified by online sleuths as #StripesGuy due to the pattern of his clothing recorded during the riot, was recently included in a superseding indictment that has eight other defendants facing criminal action for participating in the assault on police in the Capitol tunnel.

A judge signed an arrest warrant for Cappuccio and several other rioters on Aug. 4. The FBI arrested Cappuccio on Tuesday, and he had his initial court appearance Wednesday. Cappuccio was listed as “123-AFO” on the FBI’s Capitol wanted list, which means he was suspected in the assault of a federal officer, identified by initials in the document.

Cappuccio, “using a deadly or dangerous weapon, that is, a baton, did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with an officer and employee of the United States … and any person assisting such an officer and employee, that is, D.H., an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department, while such officer or employee was engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties and where the acts in violation of this section involve physical contact with the victim and the intent to commit another felony,” the indictment said.

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[Deuxcents]

1. No mercy

For any of them.

[UpInArms]

2. Under the jail

Or the rest of his life

[dweller]

3. I hope the cell door

slams tightly on this maggat
🤬

✌🏻

[bottomofthehill]

4. Fuck him. Hope he likes jail!

He best be going for a long time.

[Leghorn21]

5. Oh finally, FINALLY - the footage of him yanking on Hodges' gas mask is horrific and so so CRUEL

Been waiting soooo long for this easily identifiable motherfucker to get collared, SOOO LONGGGG
I hope he’s had a really shitty seven months waiting for this

FUCK YEAH

[Nevilledog]

6. Been waiting for this asshole to be arrested.

Him and #TunnelCommander both go down this week!

[Leghorn21]

7. Right on, dog, this is really really great news

A very sick, bad man, FINALLY off our streets

[Leghorn21]

8. A quick Google isn't providing much info on him, but meanwhile:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/cappuccio-steven

FUCK YEAH

JAIL NOW

PRISON LATER

[kairos12]

9. Put him in GITMO. He's a terrorist.

[Kid Berwyn]

21. That's where all these terrorists need go.

By definition, the Trump mob used violence as a means to achieve political ends.

They were organized and directed to interrupt Congress and overthrow an election.

Throw Donald Shitnozzle in Gitmo with all the rest of the traitors.

[Justice matters.]

24. Yep. Bin Laden killed over 3K innocents...

Orange terrorist killed over 600K innocents and MSM don't call him terrorist??

[Kid Berwyn]

25. "You've got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you."

Trump Virus

[Leghorn21]

10. ...and lastly

“If it wasn't my job, I would have done that for free. .. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection... and we’ll do it as many times as it takes.”

Link to tweet

[progressoid]

11. Just another tourist.

[Moebym]

14. Can't you just see the love emanating from him?

/s, of course.

[DemUnleashed]

12. Let's see...

Let's see how the prisoners treat Cappuccio! Do unto others as you'd have them do to you....right, Cappuccio??! Maybe the other prisoners should do unto you exactly the same way you did to Officer Hodges!!

[3auld6phart]

23. Unfortunately

this piece of garbage will be treated as a hero by
his fellow inmates. Or the way the system works
he will get a slap on the wrist and a $500.fine

[keithbvadu2]

13. Backstab the Blue - the true conservative meme.

Backstab the Blue - the true conservative meme.

[arthritisR_US]

15. Beating him with his baton is attempted

murder, where is that charge?😡

[Beachnutt]

16. The judge will let him go on vacation and such

while awaiting trial and he will get probably 4 years sentenced so 2 years with time served and good behavior max..
He's a white guy.

[Moebym]

17. Good.

Assault a federal officer, go to jail. No passing Go, no collecting $200.

[monkeyman1]

18. hope he don't slip on a bar of soap !

[Wingus Dingus]

19. Finally--that guy is a complete fucking psycho. Listen to him growling

while he tries to wrestle off Hodges' mask, like an animal. I can't believe it took this long.

[Jakes Progress]

20. 90 days. Time served. Low fine.

What will we do if this is his sentence? So far, the DOJ has been recommending extremely lenient and forgiving charges and sentences for those brought to court.

It's getting on my nerves.

[spudspud]

22. Was praying they would get this guy in particular.

But honestly now I'm not sure he'll get more than the equivalent of a stern letter of complaint. The sentences for the insurrectionists thus far has been an absolute joke, and a clear example of a broken and prejudiced system of justice.

[Jon King]

26. The judge let him go with a GPS and an unsecured bond.

Its amazing how easy the district judges are going on these guys. Lets hope the sentencing judges are harsh.

[mongusta]

27. Cappuccio scheduled to go on trial today, 10APR23

Stripesguy apparently going on trial today.

[gopiscrap]

28. welcome to DU