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Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Insurrection – The MoCo Show
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Steven Patrick Cook, 24, of Bethesda was sentenced to prison on Friday after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Steven Patrick Cook, 25, of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced to 28 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden.
According to court documents, Cook violently participated in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. At the Capitol, Cook joined the violent mob as they invaded the Capitol and delayed the certification of the electoral college vote. Once Cook was on the U.S Capitol grounds, he walked on the West Plaza to the Lower West Terrace and eventually entered the Lower West Tunnel, the site of some of the most violent attacks against law enforcement.
While on the West Plaza and moments after rioters broke the police line, Cook pushed and hit multiple police officers. At approximately 2:28 p.m., Cook pushed a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer as the officer was trying to reestablish the police line. Immediately after, Cook grabbed the officer’s police baton and punched an unidentified police officer.
Cook continued his assault on police in the Lower West Tunnel, where he confronted more officers protecting an entrance to the Capitol building. Cook returned to the Tunnel three different times and spent over an hour assaulting officers in this area.
At approximately 2:43 p.m., Cook arrived at the Tunnel and immediately pushed his way close to the front of the police line. While he was in the Tunnel, Cook aided the attack on the police building by passing a pole to other rioters. Cook left the Tunnel at approximately 2:52 p.m. only to return a short while later. This time, he took a gas mask from a nearby rioter, put it on his face, and bull-rushed officers. While in the Tunnel, Cook grabbed an officer’s baton, removed his gas mask, and continually pushed himself into officers in an effort to break the line. At about 3:05 p.m., Cook left the Tunnel only to return a short while later. When he returned, Cook began pushing multiple times against the police line in unison with other rioters.
The FBI arrested Cook on Sept. 16, 2023, in Maryland.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting this case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland provided valuable assistance.
The FBI’s Baltimore and Washington Field Offices investigated this case. The U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department provided valuable assistance.
In the 42 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,470 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 530 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.”
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Obituary for John Wesley Baden at Brinsfield Funeral Home & Crematory, P.A.
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Comfortable weekend forecast for Maryland
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BALTIMORE- Easy like a weekend morning. As you roll out of bed this AM the 70s are here to greet you with a mild south wind to get you going. A smidge muggy with a few clouds in the air, but all in all, very pleasant this morning. Also, notice the buck moon this weekend. It will be on full display Sunday!
From the 70s we move on up… gradually. It will be a slow build into our afternoon highs with winds continuing to push from the south.
Clouds will continue to build up this morning and afternoon and eventually lead to some rain.
Spotty in nature, the weekend brings afternoon showers back into our forecast.
Highs for the day are in the middle 80s.
Tonight, lows bottom out in the 70s again with more clouds and moisture sticking around.
Sunday brings back the heat with highs returning to the 90s.
Pushing through Sunday, we will see our recent pattern of the 90s with afternoon storms return. It looks like at least 2 days of next week will continue this.
Eventually the 80s do make a comeback, but unfortunately the humidity does return with it.
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Maryland-based Bethesda Game Studios employees vote to unionize
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BETHESDA, Md. (DC News Now) — Employees at Bethesda Game Studios – the company behind award-winning games such as “Skyrim” and the “Fallout” series – voted to unionize, joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA),
The workers, consisting of 241 developers, signed a union authorization card or indicated they wanted union representation, according to CWA. Microsoft recognized the union, making it the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio.
“We are so excited to announce our union at Bethesda Game Studio and join the movement sweeping across the video game industry. It is clear that every worker can benefit from bringing democracy into the workplace and securing a protected voice on the job,” stated Bethesda Game Studios’ Senior System Designer, Mandi Parker, in a press release.
“We’re thrilled to get down to brass tacks and win a fair contract, proving that our unity is a source of real power to positively shape our working conditions, our lives, and the company as a whole,” she continued.
The workers are joining CWA Locals 2108 in Maryland and 6215 in Texas.
Bethesda Game Studios workers in Montreal also filed for union recognition with the Quebec Labor Relations Board just last month, and will be represented by CWA Canada.
The studio has locations in Bethesda, Quebec, Austin, Texas and Dallas, Texas. Its newest game, “Starfield,” garnered 10 million players within three weeks of its release in 2023, according to the company.
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