He changed his hat and appearance several times on January 6th, but was positively identified by the distinctive scar on his upper lip...
Rolling Stone
Timothy Desjardins, a barber shop owner from Providence, R.I., stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 with a crowd of fellow Trump supporters, the FBI said. He now faces numerous charges, including assaulting police officers and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.
Law enforcement officials say Desjardins can be seen in videos of the insurrection assaulting officers with a broken wooden table leg. The morning after the attack, an officer found a backpack Desjardins appeared to be wearing at the Capitol that contained three axes.
According to the FBI statement of facts unsealed Tuesday and reported by HuffPost’s Ryan Reilly, Desjardins appears in YouTube videos of the insurrection wielding “what appears to be a broken wooden table leg” that he used to “assault … multiple law enforcement officers” in a tunnel leading to a Capitol entrance as police were attempting to block rioters from entering.
Desjardins aka AF0#348 aka #flatcapattacker turns out to be one of the most violent seditionists yet…
He brought a flashlight, two walkie talkies, three hatchets, and a bad attitude to the insurrection...
The Providence Journal
The FBI learned on Jan. 7 that metropolitan police had recovered Desjardins's backpack containing two walkie talkies, three axes, a flashlight, and his identification, among other items.
Months later, on May 29, an agent submitted a tip about an encounter at 2:17 a.m., Jan. 7, when investigators interviewed Desjardins after he was suspected of trying to breach a fence behind FBI headquarters, authorities said.
Desjardins provided his Rhode Island driver's license at the time and stated that he was "there" – which they took to mean the attack on the Capitol. He had one or two hatchets with handles wrapped in paracord attached to his backpack and wore a cap similar to the one authorities said he sported in video footage from Jan. 6, the complaint supporting his arrest said.
Investigators allowed him to leave after they determined there were no outstanding warrants for his arrest.
This domestic terrorist is a deadly predator...
The Providence Journal
Providence police detectives arrested a 35-year-old man Friday (10/1) and charged him with felony assault, accusing him of firing a shot that grazed the head of another man in the parking lot of a Walgreen's on Sept. 26.
Timothy Desjardins fired the shot during a dispute on Sunday night involving the two men's complaints about each other's driving in the lot of the pharmacy on Atwells Avenue, said Providence police Cmdr Thomas Verdi.
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Pine arrested Desjardins and police recovered a firearm, Verdi said. Desjardins faces a felony assault count and weapons charges, he said.
The table leg Desjardins brandished like a club still had the two lag bolts that connected it to it’s table sticking out of the end...
The question is why was he allowed out on the streets for 10 months...
The Providence Journal
The FBI learned on Jan. 7 that metropolitan police had recovered Desjardins's backpack containing two walkie talkies, three axes, a flashlight, and his identification, among other items.
Months later, on May 29, an agent submitted a tip about an encounter at 2:17 a.m., Jan. 7, when investigators interviewed Desjardins after he was suspected of trying to breach a fence behind FBI headquarters, authorities said.
Desjardins provided his Rhode Island driver's license at the time and stated that he was "there" – which they took to mean the attack on the Capitol. He had one or two hatchets with handles wrapped in paracord attached to his backpack and wore a cap similar to the one authorities said he sported in video footage from Jan. 6, the complaint supporting his arrest said.
Investigators allowed him to leave after they determined there were no outstanding warrants for his arrest.
He was known to local law enforcement...
WJAR
It was not his first run in with the law. Desjardins has seven cases in Rhode Island and ties to others in Maine, such as one robbery.
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NBC 10 News cameras were rolling when the dramatic scene unfolded Thursday showing Desjardins putting his hands up and surrendering after nearly two hours of negotiations that all started when officers spotted the man in the Federal Hill neighborhood.
Police said Desjardins was known to them and that he pulled out a gun and pointed it at two officers when they started approaching.
He regrets surrendering...
Authorities have had his identification since January, 7th…
WUSA9
Desjardins’ backpack was recovered the same day by a D.C. Police Officer in the 1200 block of G Street. Inside, police found his ID card, two black walkie talkies and three hatchets.
According to the Providence Journal, Desjardins has a history of confrontations with police. Earlier this month, the paper reports, Desjardins was involved in a standoff with officers in Providence at the barbershop he owns. At the time, he was free on bond in connection with a shooting in a Walgreen’s parking lot.
The DOJ said in a statement Tuesday that Desjardins was being held in custody in Rhode Island on charges unrelated to the Capitol riot and was expected to make his initial court appearance at a later date.
The FBI continues to seek the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who participated in unlawful conduct during the Capitol Insurrection. New images are added frequently...
If you have information about individuals who participated in unlawful actions at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or leave a tip online. You may also submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI here.
If you just can’t get enough information about the terrorists who tried to usurp our democracy, then these links are for you...
Department of Justice Capitol Breach Cases
FBI US Capitol Violence Most Wanted
Insider Searchable Table
George Washington University Spreadsheet — Updated Daily
NPR — Updated Database
seditiontracker.com
ProPublica Capitol Riot videos lifted from Parler
KUMU — Capitol Riot Insurrectionist Networks
Just Security — January 6th Clearinghouse
The Trace — Capitol Riot Gun Arrests