Meet John Sullivan who the local Utah newspaper claims is an- ahem — “activist.”
SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – A Utah activist is facing charges for his alleged involvement in the deadly U.S. Capitol protest last week.
The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office said that John Sullivan has been booked into their custody under a U.S. Marshals warrant.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sullivan has been charged with entering a restricted building or grounds without authority; civil disorders; and violent entry or disorderly conduct.
The criminal complaint filed against Sullivan lists him as the “leader of an organization called Insurgence USA through which he organizes protests.”
According to Sullivan’s website, Sullivan was in the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot when demonstrators violently entered the building. A video at the top of his website shows rioters smashing glass on a set of doors that had been barricaded.
As a self-proclaimed video journalist, Sullivan has numerous videos also posted on his Twitter of the violence in the Capitol.
Frankly, I do not know why this guy isn’t smiling like former Congressman Tom Delay did when he got arrested. There is no such thing as bad PR. Right?
Anyway, he has video that he posted onine with him in this crowd breaking into the Capital Building. But he has a big heart. Sullivan was supposedly pleading with the police to help them in their insurrection. Otherwise, they were going to hurt or killed.
In some of the video, Sullivan is seen talking to law enforcement. Investigators say that, during at least two encounters, Sullivan can be heard on the video arguing with officers, telling them to stand down so that they do not get hurt.
Among other things, Sullivan can be heard telling officers, “you are putting yourself in harm’s way,” “the people have spoken,” and “there are too many people, you gotta stand down, the people out there that tried to do that [explicit], they got hurt, I saw it, I’m caring about you.”
According to the article, he has been giving interviews to anybody who will listen. So it’s not the like the Feds are lacking in evidence, besides that riot video he shot and uploaded for all to see. But he claims he is a “journalist.” He is just like some war correspondent.
What’s the harm in that?
The look on his face says to me multiple things:
- Dumbass.
- Crazy dumbass.
- Realization that you can get arrested for breaking the law.