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Three Active Duty Marine Corps Non-Commissioned Officers Have Been Arrested For Capitol Insurrection [1]

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Date: 2023-01-20

Circled from left to right: Cpl Micah Coomer, Sgt Joshua Abate, and Sgt Dodge Dale Hellonen are shown trampling on the freedoms their fellow Marines fought and died for...

These three jackasses have brought disgrace and dishonor to themselves and the United States Marine Corps…

CNN

Three active-duty Marines who work in intelligence – one of whom allegedly espoused support for a second civil war – were arrested this week for breaching the US Capitol building with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. Cpl. Micah Coomer and Sgts. Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen are facing several charges, including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. (snip) According to military records, Coomer is an Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance System Engineer based out of Camp Pendleton in California. Abate is a Special Communication Signals Analyst with the Marine Corps Cryptologic Support Battalion at Fort Meade in Maryland, and Hellonen is a Special Comm Signals Analyst at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

They deserve Dishonorable Discharges and hefty fines on top of whatever the criminal justice system gives them...

x Three U.S. Marines charged for their participation in #Jan6 https://t.co/YWUHePGZal

Number of Arrests 2023 - 9 pic.twitter.com/Y9yfH6S2kS — #SeditionHunters (@SeditionHunters) January 19, 2023

The feeling of disgust deep in my guts is hard to describe...

Stars and Stripes

The Marines — Sgt. Joshua Abate, Sgt. Dodge Dale Hellonen and Cpl. Micah Coomer — spent about an hour inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as the mob sought to halt certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory by Congress, according to the court documents dated Jan. 17. The three Marines face four misdemeanor charges each — two counts of disorderly conduct, one count of knowingly entering a restricted building, and one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol. FBI investigators identified the three Marines using public and private social media posts and phone and military records, according to the court documents. Coomer posted images showing them participating in the insurrection, in which he wrote he was “Glad to be a part of history,” federal investigators said. In private social media posts obtained via a search warrant, Coomer voiced support for a “Civil War 2,” investigators said. (snip) A Marine spokesperson said the service was “aware of an investigation and the allegations” against Abate, Hellonen and Coomer and confirmed all three remained on active duty at three different locations in the United States. All three work in intelligence-related fields, according to their military records. “The Marine Corps is fully cooperating with the appropriate authorities in support of the investigation,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

148 Marines died for the Union cause during the Civil War...

Law & Crime

Coomer was identified by a member of the Marine Corps stationed with him at Quantico, according to the filing. (snip) “[O]n or about June 1, 2022, ABATE was interviewed as part of his security clearance,” the statement of facts says. “During the interview, ABATE discussed entering the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 with two ‘buddies’. ABATE stated they walked through the U.S. Capitol and in the Rotunda. While in the Rotunda, ABATE’s friend smoked a cigarette and they ‘walked around and tried not to get hit with tear gas’. ABATE also admitted he heard how the event was being portrayed negatively and decided that he should not tell anybody about going into the U.S. Capitol Building.” According to the Marine Corps, Hellonen, a sergeant, enlisted in 2017. Abate, also a sergeant, and Coomer, a corporal, enlisted in 2018. All three are indicated as being on active duty.

Here’s a link to the Statement of Facts...

Alton Telegraph

The men spent about 52 minutes inside the Capitol, authorities say. At one point while in the rotunda, they put a red “Make American Great Again” hat on a statue to take pictures with it, according to court papers. Hellonen was carrying a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, authorities said. (snip) During an interview related to his security clearance in June, Abate acknowledged walking through the Capitol with two “buddies,” investigators said. Abate said they “walked around and tried not to get hit with tear gas." The Pentagon said Abate was assigned to the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, which supports the National Security Agency. One of the largest U.S. intelligence agencies, the NSA spies on electronic communications around the world and has a critical role in deterring cyberattacks and foreign influence operations. A spokesperson for the NSA declined to answer questions about when the agency learned of Abate’s statement that he had entered the Capitol or if it took action prior to his arrest to restrict his access to classified information.

identifying individuals who participated in unlawful conduct during the Capitol Insurrection. New images are added frequently... The FBI continues to seek the public’s assistance inwho participated in unlawful conduct during the Capitol Insurrection. New images are added frequently...

x The #FBI is still seeking information regarding people who committed violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Visit https://t.co/AWQVD3Hx3Y to see photos and videos from current cases, and if you recognize someone, submit a tip at https://t.co/t8G7LO4hxu. pic.twitter.com/zxJuYvr8zD — FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) August 18, 2021

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 .

If you just can’t get enough information about the terrorists who tried to usurp our democracy, then these links are for you…

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