Watkins was the third of five Oath Keepers on trial who chose to take the stand in their own defense, an unusually large number. 2023 The Gateway Pundit All Rights Reserved. She said Friday she disbanded her militia. Where are all of the civil rights attorneys? Photo sources: Contributed photo News sources: wfaa.com: Man accused of shooting, killing woman near Garland Walmart, police say May 8: Dallas News: Man arrested in woman's fatal shooting at Garland gas station The group, including Watkins, had been planning to block the lawful transfer of presidential power, according to the DOJ. The Colorado native earned a Bachelor of Science in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University, and a Doctorate in Geology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Please check your email inbox to confirm your message and send it to our editorial team. 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Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much May 8, 2020 / 10:07 PM Saint-Viaud Website. All Rights Reserved. 35 . Police found Hass in the 1500 block of Walnut Ridge Drive in Rockwall. Police said a woman, identified as 33-year-old Jessica Watkins, was talking to people at each of the pumps, possibly asking for money, when she was shot. Dear Jessica its aunt Martha .beautiful you light up heaven. I am humbled and I am humiliated that I am even here today.. Police were called about 4:30 p.m. to a shooting at a gas station outside the Walmart in the 500 block of West Interstate 30, at Broadway Boulevard. This is an extremely short deployment which may indicate a problem other than being wounded, but there is no Purple Heart award in the records. Discovery Company. Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. I read the entire filing. 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The ruling came during a federal court hearing where alleged Capitol rioter Jessica Watkins disavowed the right-wing Oath Keepers militia and said she was humbled and humiliated by the charges against her. 8:12 PM on May 8, 2020 CDT Updated at 10:11 PM on May 8, 2020 CDT. Jessica Watkins apologized for her conduct toward police during her surprise testimony in the seditious conspiracy trial. Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut and former international rugby player. If we all get involved in the 2022 midterms, WE can stop a majority of the election fraud. Caldwell, who was. It would be helpful if you would be more accurate in your reporting- in the first place using the correct pronouns of he/him rather than the false she/her. Officers found 33-year-old Jessica Watkins suffering from a gunshot wound. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. We have found that the Oathkeepers have always seemed to be a band of misfits, embellishers, and military wannabes. However, the Department of the Army regulations state: Veterans or next of kin of deceased veterans who were discharged under other than honorable conditions are not entitled to any medals earned during the less than honorable period of service.. my stepdaughter Jessica I hope you are resting in your daddy's arms, Rest Easy..jess this hit hard we grew up togetherlove you, Fly High Jessica . Watkins admitted to some of the actions for which she now faces criminal charges, including impeding police officers, all but ensuring her conviction on that count. Rest easy fly high with the angels , I'll Never Forget We All Walked To See The Fireworks. She served in the military under her former name, serving in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2003. Federal Judge Amit Mehta of the DC District Court said Watkins presents a danger and eagerly participated in a historic event that was a real threat to the fabric of our democracy., She was not just a follower. The ruling came during a federal court hearing where alleged Capitol rioter Jessica Watkins disavowed the right-wing Oath Keepers militia and said she was "humbled" and "humiliated" by the . I tried very much to bury it, she said, noting that she grew up in a very strict Christian household. Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper, charged with conspiring to attack the US Capitol building on January 6, filed for release pending trial on Saturday. join us with a tax-deductible donation today. Peterson pointed out that the Justice Department had allowed many Capitol riot defendants to be released including some charged with violent crimes or attacking police. NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is on her way to the International Space Station Wednesday for a historic debut spaceflight. This Watkins person was playin army. Jessica Watkins in Garland, TX Jessica Watkins may also have lived outside of Garland, such as Deer Park, La Porte and Pasadena. You can Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper, charged with conspiring to attack the US Capitol building on January 6, filed for release pending trial on Saturday. That would counter the governments allegation that Watkins was trying to stop the certification, a key element the Justice Department needs to prove to convict her of seditious conspiracy. Tom has covered breaking news for The Dallas Morning News since 2016. "We're. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via Getty Images Police were able to get the vehicle's license plate and identified the suspect as 28-year-old Aaron Haas. For purposes of this blog, we will refer to this individual as Watkins because some points apply reference during the time of military service and points others apply later when Watkins identified as a female. Rhodes' ally Kelly Meggs was also convicted but three co-defendants were acquitted of helping Rhodes. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Hughes cited that statement, and contrasted it with video footage in which Watkins had urged other rioters to push against police officers attempting to block a hallway. Sign up for our free email newsletter, and we'll make sure to keep you in the loop. The January 6 investigation is sprawling. They were Jessica Watkins, Kenneth Harrelson and Thomas Caldwell. .. Category: Afghanistan, Army -Special Forces, Army/Air National Guard Posers & Embellish-ers, Combat Medic, Combat veteran, Medals, Mogadishu, purple heart, Stolen Valor, US Army Posers & Embellish-ers, Vietnam Jim Hoft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. An Oath Keepers leader, Jessica Watkins, committed a "crime of terrorism" when she "gleefully" participated in a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said Tuesday as they argued that. He has worked in a number of other capacities for The News since 2007, and he was previously a copy editor at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla. Security officer Kendrick rest n peace she call me moma at work when I see her at my job. She also cited the release of an alleged Proud Boys leader and a Texas florist who was even granted permission for a trip to Mexico while awaiting trial. Jeremy David Watkins military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Lock Jeremy David Watkins up and the all the rest of the domestic terrorists for life. Learn how your comment data is processed. She was reportedly working as security at the Ellipse and met with US officials before the presidents speech. 2. The Oath Keepers conspiracy is the most serious case to emerge so far from the Capitol siege. Copyright 2023 Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress. Major Youtuber gets basic Vietnam War facts Wrong, Repeats Left-Wing Lies. Instead, they said she was invited by pro-Trump rally organizers to provide security and render medical aid if needed. Prosecutors acknowledged that despite mountains of video footage from inside the Capitol during the attack, they currently have no evidence that Watkins ever attacked police officers. She noted she had already expressed regret, seemingly irked that her admission had not dissuaded prosecutors from showing the clip. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was later died from her injuries. After high school,. The victim is identified as 33-year-old Jessica Watkins. A member of a far-right militia who stormed the US Capitol building has petitioned to be released from jail due to safety concerns relating to her being transgender, according to BuzzFeed News. Watkins, 33, will become the first Black woman to embark on a long . Prosecutors expanded the case to include six more defendants from three states. Updated at 10 p.m.: Revised to include arrest, victims identity. Love, Love you very much Baby J always in our hearts!! (LogOut/ Kenneth Harrelson and Thomas Caldwell were convicted on related felony charges. ", That plan became clear, prosecutors said, when an unknown voice said on the Zello app: "You are executing citizen's arrest. . If a judge finds Watkins guilty of a crime of terrorism, she would face an automatic 10-year prison sentence on that charge alone. Although the records do not indicate this, we were told by the NPRC that he served in Afghanistan from September 20, 2002 to December 4, 2002. Jessica Marie Watkins comes to us from Hilliard, Ohio. "I want to say I'm sorry to you," Watkins said to the jury, "but I'd rather say I'm sorry to Christopher Owens, the [Metropolitan Police Department] officer who was here. While at the riot, Watkins used a walkie-talkie-style app called Zello to communicate with other associates, prosecutors said. I hope Jessica does just that. Watkins expressed her regret during her testimony. Even tho we never saw eye to eye.I hope you have the most beautiful wings up there! Watkins did not use any violence or force in the Capitol or Capitol. 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GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Garland Police arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed a woman at a Walmart gas station Friday afternoon. Jessica Watkins and her band of militia members pinballed into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, driven by what she described on social media as a patriotic response to a call from then-President. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Watkins has also said to have admitted to training Oathkeepers in some kind of boot camp military training. She is set to launch into space in April 2022 on the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, according to NASA. Watkins may have renounced some conspiracy theories, but she gave jurors an unprompted demonstration that she has not abandoned a big one that drove the January 6 attack. She and other Oath Keepers were seen on video moving through the crowd together in a tactical "stack" formationto reach the building. Given the result of everything on January 6 and everything that has come out my fellow Oath Keepers have turned my stomach against it. Officers said the victim, identified as 33-year-old Jessica Watkins, was seen speaking with a man, who was. All of your account information and comment history has been saved and will be uploaded as quickly as possible to Disqus. The shooting happened just north of I-30 at Broadway Boulevard. "As soon as I'm out,. But Hughes played recordings from the walkie talk app Zellowhich some Oath Keepers used to communicate on January 6in which Watkins acknowledged communications in which other Oath Keepers noted that the proceedings were not over, but had instead been interrupted by the attack. Prosecutors initially charged Watkins and two other Oath Keepers who allegedly planned to take over the Capitol. A woman was killed in a shooting at a Garland gas station Friday afternoon, and police arrested a suspect later in the day. Watkins case does not fall within the general pattern of people who were involved in this attack on the Capitol. Grace Molteni/Mother Jones; Jose Luis Magana/AP, Montgomery County Jail/AP. The othersOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Thomas Caldwell, an associate of Watkinsalso struggled under cross-examination. Although Watkins has the Parachutists Badge, it does not appear that Watkins finished RIP training. Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do. An Army Ranger that served with BATT his entire career tells us that RIP now RASP is just to get to BATT. It would be interesting indeed to see the reaction of the fellow Oath Keepers as they discover one of their commanding officers is trans gender. They are throwing grenades, they are fricking shooting people with paint balls. Were done with that lifestyle, Watkins said of her militia. Jessica Watkins and other Oath Keepers were convicted Tuesday of multiple felonies for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol building. (LogOut/ CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. As this case shows, breaking the law in an attempt to undermine the functioning of American democracy will not be tolerated FBI Director Christopher Wray said. The Patriots are coming inThose motherfuckers. Investigators said Watkins approached 28-year-old Aaron Haas, who was sitting in his car at one of the pumps. In 2020, she renamed her bar in Woodstock as the. The audio recordings were first reported byWNYC's "On the Media." In testimony last month, Watkins said she had been dragged into the conspiratorial underbelly of the internet and that she believed she was acting like an American patriot on January 6, 2021. its all about deceiving the public. The Oath Keepers are a far-right group with many members associated with militias and with former military or law enforcement backgrounds, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. 2023 Cable News Network. ", "For me it's not a flag you need to wave, 'look how cool it is,'" Watkins testified. Here are 13 more things about her: Jessica Watkins (Montgomery County Jail) Advertisements She is a resident of Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio. First published on May 8, 2020 / 10:07 PM. Jessica Watkins Arrest & Charge Prosecutors said Watkins had entered the Capitol building illegally. February 24, 2021 / 7:05 AM Saint-Viaud Phone. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. His real name is less important. Prosecutors said Watkins, a U.S. Army veteran who is now the self-described commanding officer of the so-called Ohio State Regular Militia, was filmed with other Oath Keepers members "gleefully embedded" in a mob outside the Capitol. Addressing Watkins directly, Mehta said, There is a continued risk that once you are released that you will reaffiliate yourself with these groups, referring to anti-government extremists. Watkins was also found guilty on a count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting because, as she admitted on the stand, she helped push against officers inside the Capitol. She is asking for the court to release her and instead consider home detention. She is still being held without bond, a clear violation of her 8th Amendment rights. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Jessica Watkins,. Court records in Rochester, New York, showed she changed her name to Jessica Marie Watkins in 2004. Jessica Watkins, 38, of Champaign County, told U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in the District of Columbus that she was appalled and humiliated by the events of Jan. 6. She recruited, trained, planned, participated and organized a major part of this insurrection.. Which is why Im canceling my Oath Keeper membership, Watkins said. Jessica L Watkins, 35. She is also a member of the Oathkeepers, a pro-Constitution group frequently maligned by the liberal media and Democrat politicians. Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with seditious conspiracy, struggled Thursday under cross examination by prosecutorsat one point shouting that the 2020 election had been stolen from. She also lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving as a first responder with emergency medical training, before settling in Woodstock about three years ago." Watkins has also been described as an Army Ranger. Inexpensive, too! He then said you have to serve for two years before you can call yourself a Ranger and there is no six-month fast track. Updated During the siege of the US Capitol Jessica Watkins did not threaten anyone, did not vandalize anything, encourage others not to vandalize, spoke with several police officers inside the Capitol, and followed their orders. Federal prosecutors described Watkins as a leader in the Oath Keepers organization, citing her successful effort to recruit members and her attempts to run militia training camps in Ohio. ITS TIME TO ACT! We have about 30-40 of us. We're a nonprofit (so it's tax-deductible), and reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget. Police were called about 4:30 p.m. to a shooting at a gas station outside the Walmart in the 500 block of West Interstate 30, at Broadway Boulevard. (LogOut/ If you do not already have a Disqus account, you will need to create one. A Warner Bros. 2022 Midterm Action List SEVEN STEPS You Can Take to SAVE OUR ELECTIONS From Fraud. By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners. Prosecutors went a step farther Friday, saying they believed this team was in position, with weapons, on January 6. I accept full responsibility for what happened in this hallway. But, I suppose a trigger can be just as easily pulled by a wimpy wanna be as any body else. | Tags: Afghanistan, army, Army Ranger, [] folks at Military Phony send us their work on Ms. Jessica Marie Watkins, formerly known as Mr. Jeremy David [], Protecting the Valor of those who have defended our freedom, Jessica Marie Watkins US Army Ranger, Decorated Veteran, Afghanistan Vet, Blog of Shame, Army/Air National Guard Posers & Embellish-ers, Donald Lidy U.S. Navy SEAL, SEAL Team Six, Desert Storm Combat, Blog of Shame, Louis DAllesandro Veteran, US Marine Corps Retired, USMC Reserve, Red Flag, Jessica Watkins Decorated Vet with no NDSM : This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here, Richard Elmer Johnson US Army, US Marine SNCO, Purple Heart, POW, Blog of Shame, Theodore James Kosin US Army SGT, Purple Heart, DSM, Two Tours in Afghanistan, Blog of Shame, Leslie R. Coward U.S. Navy SEAL, U.S. Army CIB, Blog of Shame, Jose Carlos Montanez Navy Chief, U.S. Navy SEAL, BUD/S Class 176, Panama 1990, Blog of Shame, Thomas William Cole US Army SGT, Two Purple Hearts, Operation Urgent Fury, Blog of Shame. All Filters. On January 17, 2021, An FBI special agent filed a criminal complaint against her, Crowl and Caldwell, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge. In a legal document seen by BuzzFeed, Watkins alleged that she had been mistreated in an Ohio county jail. Police said the shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 500 block of West I-30 Freeway. Did you encounter any technical issues? Jessica Marie Watkins is a white transgender woman from Ohio, United States. For her alleged crimes of conspiring to attack the US Capitol building on January 6, Jessica Watkins was stripped and left naked in a jail cell for four days with the lights on 24 hours a day. Today, reader support makes up about two-thirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for everyone. The department said the group coordinated via encrpypted and private communications apps to travel to Washington, D.C. around the time of January 6 when Congress would certify the electoral college vote and certify President Joe Bidens win against former President Donald Trump. Lived In Garland TX, Pasadena TX, Deer Park TX, Gaylord . Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with seditious conspiracy, struggled Thursday under cross examination by prosecutorsat one point shouting that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump. Watkins had also claimed Wednesday that she had not initially seen any violence at the Capitol and described the scene she saw as festive and patriotic. This would explain the lack of certain awards and leads us to believe that the circumstances surrounding Watkins leaving the Army places some doubt on the decorated vet statement made in the press. appreciated. A federal judge decided Friday that the alleged ringleader of the most serious paramilitary conspiracy stemming from the Capitol attack must stay in jail before trial. Both are alleged militia members from Ohio facing conspiracy charges. Rhodes and four co-defendants - Jessica Watkins, Thomas Caldwell and Kelly Meggs and Ken Harrelson - were convicted by a Washington, D.C., jury Tuesday. Police got the license plate number of the suspect vehicle, a white four-door Mazda, and linked it to 28-year-old Aaron Haas. Watkins grew upset as assistant US Attorney Alexandra Hughes picked apart claims Watkins had made on the stand a day earlier. She is not just a foot soldier. Later, she was a first responder as a firefighter and emergency. The federal public defender representing Watkins, Michelle Peterson, argued in court filings that courts may not detain defendants on dangerousness alone and urged Mehta to release her. He was the one on the other side of it, protecting the Capitol from my dumb a**.". She alleged that she has been treated harshly and is at particular risk in custody because she is transgender, BuzzFeed News reported. On January 16, 2021, federal prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for her and Crowl. He's been charged with murder and remains in the Garland jail. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The people with the most candles in the past 24 hours are featured on our homepage. NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins talks to family and friends as Crew-4 departs to Launch Complex 39A to prepare for liftoff to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, April 27. On January 4, 2021, she left Ohio with Ohio State Regular Militia members. We are in the main dome right now. The Gateway Pundit is moving back to Disqus! Do your f***ing thing Everything we f***ing trained for.". Officers found 33-year-old Jessica Watkins. The 38-year-old has been held in at least two facilities, including in the Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio. The January 6 insurrection saw scores of people descend onto the U.S. Capitol building. WASHINGTON - Jessica Watkins, one of five members of the extremist group Oath Keepers on trial in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, unexpectedly took the stand Wednesday to . She died at a hospital. The victim is. The judge said the case poses a "threshold legal question" which could affect potentially dozens of other similar cases, and ruled that Watkins will remain in detention as she awaits her next hearing. She told the jury that she doesn't feel as though she "belonged" in the trans community, and sometimes has found herself using "disgusting" homophobic slurs as a way of "lashing out at others like I've been lashed out [at]. Many of them entered the building, Justice Department lawyer Ahmed Baset said at the hearing. https://t.co/ZycN0FgZte https://t.co/A1yvYwjF0B, Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) February 21, 2021. We have also heard the argument that if anyone that has served in Ranger Regiment tab or no tab is a Ranger. Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with conspiring to storm the US Capitol, has asked to be released from jail pending trial, alleging that she has been "treated harshly" and is at "particular risk in custody" because she is transgender. come back tomorrow to light another candle for Jessica. The investigation is ongoing, but that is our working understanding, Baset said, before providing more details to the judge in a private session that was shielded from public view. Turned herself in. These were Watkins first public comments since her arrest last month. Shes a non-violent offender. I did it out of love for my country, but I think its time to let that all go and focus on my business.. Dr. Watkins conducted her graduate research on the emplacement mechanisms of large landslides on Mars and Earth. Although they do have veterans, there always seems to be a pattern of questionable past behavior that seems to undermine the narrative of veterans that served with high distinction. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. There were hundreds of people who appeared at the Capitol that day. A witness told police that Watkins was talking to people parked at the gas pumps. Please enter valid email address to continue. All five though were convicted of a number of felony charges. She is the most prominent defendant in a conspiracy case involving eight other Oath Keepers. In addition to her involvement with the Oath Keepers, Watkins founded her own paramilitary group and runs a pirate-themed bar in Woodstock, Ohio. Capitol riot: Prosecutors say Champaign County womans training included war games, The U.S. Army said Watkins served under the name Jeremy David Watkins as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from April 2001 to December 2003, including time in Afghanistan, an Army spokesman said., Watkins has been described as a decorated Army vet., Meet The Woman Facing Some Of The Most Serious Capitol Riot ChargesWatkins journey from decorated Army vet , Records show Watkins served honorably in the Army under a different name, including duty in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2003. 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