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Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 17,323 new cases and 287 new deaths as of Jan. 14

Los Angeles County reported 14,564 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, Jan. 13, bringing the total number of cases to 958,497 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The county reported 287 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 12,955 since tracking began.

There were 23 more patients hospitalized by the virus as of Wednesday. The total number of patients in L.A. County hospitals is 7,949 with 22% in ICU.

The breakdown of people infected with the coronavirus by age is as follows:

  • 0-4: 17,614
  • 5-11: 42,730
  • 12-17: 53,245
  • 18-29: 218,831
  • 30-49: 305,583
  • 50-64: 172,728
  • 65-79: 67,450
  • Older than 80: 24,692

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Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.

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DOJ: Man accused of storming U.S. Capitol in Jan. 6 riot arrested in Glendora

A man accused of violently storming the U.S. Capitol Building with other rioters last week was arrested in Glendora late Wednesday night, according to a Department of Justice bulletin.

Hunter Allen Ehmke, 20, faces charges of destroying government property, violent and disorderly conduct and obstructing an official proceeding, federal prosecutors said.

FBI agents arrested Ehmke at his Glendora home just past 8 p.m., an FBI official said. The agents then turned him over to local police to hold overnight in their jail, according to Glendora police.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s booking records showed Ehmke was being held without bail.

Records show Ehmke was transferred to another agency’s custody at around 7:44 a.m. on Thursday. The agency was not listed, but he was likely transferred to federal custody because of the nature of the charges against him.

Department of Justice officials said Ehmke was expected to appear in federal court in downtown Los Angeles later this afternoon.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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Houston police officer under investigation after participating in U.S. Capitol riot

Pretty easy – use trace of his cell phone to shaw whether he was inside the capitol or if on grounds after unlawful assembly was declared
Houston police officers and SWAT team members on the scene in a west Houston neighborhood where a gunman with an assault rifle shot one man and injured 6 before being killed by a SWAT officer on May 29, 2016.

A Houston police officer is under investigation for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Chief Art Acevedo announced Wednesday.

Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune

An 18-year veteran of the Houston Police Department is under federal investigation for his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

On Sunday, a community member sent Acevedo a picture of the patrol officer carrying a Trump flag outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 rally, Acevedo said. The officer had also posted a photo of himself at the Capitol on Facebook. Acevedo then contacted the FBI to launch a joint investigation into the officer’s role in the riot.

“There is no excuse for criminal activity, especially from a police officer,” Acevedo said. “I can’t tell you the anger I feel at the thought of a police officer, and other police officers, thinking they get to go storm the Capitol.”

Acevedo did not share the officer’s name. He had no disciplinary history, the chief said.

After determining that the officer had entered the Capitol during the riot, Acevedo placed him on paid administrative leave and scheduled a disciplinary hearing for this Friday following a required two-day waiting period. He will likely face federal charges, Acevedo said.

Doug Griffith, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, said he has not spoken to the officer. Since the officer wasn’t acting in a law enforcement capacity at the time, he said the union will not be involved.

“When you enter the Capitol knowing it’s a crime, well, then you have to deal with the punishment coming along with that,” Griffith said.

The officer’s options now are to resign, meet with Acevedo at the hearing Friday and explain his actions, or not go to the hearing and let the chief fire him, Griffith said.

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Houston Democrat, praised Acevedo for his leadership through a challenging time.

“Whether it’s this person or anyone else, everybody that was involved in [the Capitol riot] should face federal charges,” Alvarado said. Acevedo “is a leader in our city, well-regarded in the law enforcement community, and I think it’s the responsible thing for him to do.”

This news comes on the heels of another federal investigation into Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Roxanne Mathai for her own participation in last week’s events in D.C. Mathai posted a series of images on Facebook showing her draped in a Trump flag inside the Capitol, KSAT reported on Thursday.

“Not gonna lie…..aside from my kids, this was, indeed, the best day of my life. And it’s not over yet,” Mathai wrote on Facebook.

Last week, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said during a press conference that he forwarded the posts and images to D.C. law enforcement officials and the FBI.

“Whether it happens here within the confines of these four walls or whether it happens in another state or another country, you break the law, I promise I’m going to hold you accountable here,” Salazar said.

Earlier Wednesday, political news site The Appeal published a tracker tallying the total number of law enforcement officers from around the country who participated in the Capitol riot. So far, the site has counted 26 who were spotted at the violent rally.

Additional reporting by Jolie McCullough.

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Olympic swimming champion Klete Keller charged over US Capitol invasion

A headline like this one and wearing his team jacket show that he was there to get recognition for himself more than to show his self-delusions about government.

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  • Two-time gold medallist charged on three counts over unrest
  • 38-year-old was teammate of Michael Phelps on US relay teams

Olympic swimming champion Klete Keller has been charged over the invasion of the US Capitol by a pro-Donald Trump mob last week.

The 38-year-old won two relay gold medals as a teammate of Michael Phelps at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Charges of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct in the Capitol building and impeding law enforcement were filed against Keller in a Washington DC court on Wednesday.

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