Prosecutors say their evidence includes photos and videos showing Lance Ligocki swinging a pole adorned by a Trump flag, hitting police officers three times on a Capitol terrace.
Lance Ligocki wore an American flag suit when he attacked police officers with a pole on January 6, prosecutors said.What happened on January 6, 2021? Prosecutors say Lance Ligocki , known by #FullFlagSuit, attacked police officers with a Donald Trump flag.For obvious reasons, Lance Ligocki became well known by the hashtag "FullFlagSuit" on websites depicting wanted January 6th suspects.
The 35-year-old is from a small town near downstate Danville. Even though it took more than three years for Ligocki to be arrested, his full flag suit made him an easy target for the FBI."He was swinging, according to these allegations, swinging a pole at officers and that makes the difference between... a misdemeanor and felony," said former Chicago federal prosecutor and ABC7 Chief Legal Analyst Gil Soffer.
There are violence allegations against the father from downstate Oakwood, and he made no effort to hide his full flag suit costume. Authorities say his social media displays him in some of the get-up he wore that day, including in a picture cradling a bust of Donald Trump. Federal law enforcement officials named Ligocki in a sealed indictment earlier this year, but didn't arrest him until March. A few days ago, Ligocki pleaded not guilty at his video arraignment.Prosecutors say their evidence includes photos and videos showing Ligocki swinging a pole adorned by a Trump flag, hitting police officers three times on a Capitol terrace, where outnumbered officers were trying to block entrance to the building.
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