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Georgia fugitives are accused of being asked to carry out ice construction on new federal charges during the 2020 riot, and have FBI Point out that he may be wearing women’s clothing.
Federal charges filed Thursday against convicted felon Ronald Scott Watson Kenneso, GAHe also named Sarah Watson, Miranda Kyle and Emily Smith, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Watson is charged with arson and destruction of government property in summer 2020 assault on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) buildings Downtown Atlantaaccording to the Ministry of Justice.
The suspect was found guilty of a felony assault on an Oregon public safety official in January 2023. (DOJ)
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A group of people gathered in Atlanta before midnight on July 25, 2020 Ice making and protest outside the fenced area.
Meanwhile, several masked men in dark clothes violated the fence and destroyed the building, according to officials and court documents.
The thugs allegedly used rocks, cinder blocks, improved pyrotechnics, Molotov cocktails, lighter liquid bottles and other materials, causing more than $78,000 in damage.
The thugs used rocks, cinder blocks, improved pyrotechnics, Molotov cocktails, lighter liquid bottles and other materials, causing more than $78,000 in losses and losing the Atlanta ice building. (DOJ)
Inside the building, law enforcement found blood near broken windows, and a lighter liquid bottle was found near the unthinkable Molotov cocktail, the Justice Department said.
Officials said law enforcement According to evidence collected by Watson after his felony conviction in January 2023, Watson was identified as one of the group because he committed a felony in Oregon.
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Prior to the attack on the ice building, officials said Watson posted a number of anti-icing messages on social media, including “a portrait of an ice field agent that was about to be hit with a baseball bat.”
Watson also allegedly claimed to have claimed on social media that “throwed bricks and did other things to be mentioned,… [and] The Justice Department said the Dukes are an example of “taking action.”
“The right to peaceful protests has never been used to make an excuse for violence, such as smashing windows and attempting to set fire to a government building,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg. “Anyone who commits or threatens violence against federal officials or property must be identified, discovered and held accountable.”
The allegations stem from the summer 2020 attack on the U.S. immigration and customs enforcement building located in downtown Atlanta. (DOJ)
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FBI Atlanta Agent Paul Brown added that the First Amendment does not allow individuals to set fire or destroy property.
Steven Schrank, a special agent for the Georgia and Alabama Homeland Security Investigation, said those who attack government agencies “with acts of fire and violence” will be held accountable.
“Setting fires at government buildings is not only an attack on bricks and mortar, it is an attack on the rule of law and the security of our community,” Schlank wrote in a statement.
The FBI has offered Ronald Watson a $10,000 reward for the arrest of Ronald Watson. (DOJ)
The FBI offers up to $10,000 in rewards to obtain information that led to Watson’s arrest.
Officials said Watson had connections with Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta, Georgia, “may have changed his appearance and may be wearing women’s clothing.”
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According to the FBI, Watson should be considered armed and dangerous.
