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'''John Earle Sullivan''' is a political activist, photojournalist, and former Olympic athlete, competing in the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] as a speed skater.<ref>https://www.johnsullivan.org/activist-john-story.html</ref> |
'''John Earle Sullivan''' is a political activist, photojournalist, and former Olympic athlete, competing in the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] as a speed skater.<ref>https://www.johnsullivan.org/activist-john-story.html</ref> |
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He was arrested in July 2020 on accusations of rioting and making threats in association with the [[George Floyd protests in Utah|George Floyd protest in Provo]]. According to a police affidavit he damaged vehicles and cooperated with Insurgence USA (an [[anti-fascist]] activist group against [[police brutality]] which he founded) to recruit protesters for a protest.<ref name=Reavy>{{cite news |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=10 July 2020 |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/10/21320220/organizer-of-provo-protest-arrested-accused-of-rioting-making-threats |first=Pat |last=Reavy |title=Organizer of Provo protest arrested, accused of rioting, making threats}}</ref> No permit was obtained for the protest.<ref name=Richardson>{{cite news |work=[[Daily Herald (Utah)]] |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/top-utah-county-stories-2-provo-protests-inspire-state-legislation/article_c58ae168-b3c7-5624-9423-e7d72394fec4.html |title=Top Utah County stories (2): Provo protests inspire state legislation |first=Ryan |last=Richardson |quote=One of the organizers of the event, 25-year-old John Earle Sullivan of Sandy, was also taken into custody for his involvement in the unlawful assembly. The protest was considered unlawful because organizers had not received a permit for the event, according to arrest documents. Sullivan and his organization, Insurgence USA, reportedly promoted the event online and made social media postings that advocated for other protesters to join. Authorities alleged that Sullivan committed riotous acts as a protest organizer, and he was arrested under the suspicion of third-degree felony rioting, class A misdemeanor criminal mischief and class B misdemeanor threat of violence.}}</ref> Sullivan described the SUV driver that [[Jesse Taggart]] was charged with shooting to have been attempting to run people over.<ref name=Roberts>{{cite news |work=[[KUTV]] |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/police-man-arrested-for-shooting-at-provo-protest-is-known-instigator |first=Alyssa |last=Roberts |date=3 July 2020 |title=Police: Man arrested for shooting at Provo protest is known |quote=Some, including an organizer with Insurgence USA, indicated they believe the driver who was shot was trying to drive into protesters who were blocking the road. “After seeing the violence ... and everything that transpired that day, it came to my realization that this place needed it the most, because nowhere in Salt Lake City have I seen that just blatant hatred, people trying to run people over. Just disrespectful," John Sullivan told 2News.}}</ref> |
He was arrested in July 2020 on accusations of rioting and making threats in association with the [[George Floyd protests in Utah|George Floyd protest in Provo]]. According to a police affidavit he damaged vehicles and cooperated with Insurgence USA (an [[anti-fascist]] activist group against [[police brutality]] which he founded) to recruit protesters for a protest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foulger |first1=Matthew |title=AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AND ARREST WARRANT |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1354781/download |website=U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114223527/https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1354781/download |archive-date=15 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Reavy>{{cite news |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=10 July 2020 |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/10/21320220/organizer-of-provo-protest-arrested-accused-of-rioting-making-threats |first=Pat |last=Reavy |title=Organizer of Provo protest arrested, accused of rioting, making threats}}</ref> No permit was obtained for the protest.<ref name=Richardson>{{cite news |work=[[Daily Herald (Utah)]] |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/top-utah-county-stories-2-provo-protests-inspire-state-legislation/article_c58ae168-b3c7-5624-9423-e7d72394fec4.html |title=Top Utah County stories (2): Provo protests inspire state legislation |first=Ryan |last=Richardson |quote=One of the organizers of the event, 25-year-old John Earle Sullivan of Sandy, was also taken into custody for his involvement in the unlawful assembly. The protest was considered unlawful because organizers had not received a permit for the event, according to arrest documents. Sullivan and his organization, Insurgence USA, reportedly promoted the event online and made social media postings that advocated for other protesters to join. Authorities alleged that Sullivan committed riotous acts as a protest organizer, and he was arrested under the suspicion of third-degree felony rioting, class A misdemeanor criminal mischief and class B misdemeanor threat of violence.}}</ref> Sullivan described the SUV driver that [[Jesse Taggart]] was charged with shooting to have been attempting to run people over.<ref name=Roberts>{{cite news |work=[[KUTV]] |url=https://kutv.com/news/local/police-man-arrested-for-shooting-at-provo-protest-is-known-instigator |first=Alyssa |last=Roberts |date=3 July 2020 |title=Police: Man arrested for shooting at Provo protest is known |quote=Some, including an organizer with Insurgence USA, indicated they believe the driver who was shot was trying to drive into protesters who were blocking the road. “After seeing the violence ... and everything that transpired that day, it came to my realization that this place needed it the most, because nowhere in Salt Lake City have I seen that just blatant hatred, people trying to run people over. Just disrespectful," John Sullivan told 2News.}}</ref> |
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Sullivan illegally entered the [[United States Capitol]] in January 6, 2021 (the day of the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|Capitol riots]]), capturing on video the death of Ashli Babbitt,<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Washington Post]] via [[Seattle Times]] |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-ashli-babbitt-in-the-capitol/ |date=8 January 2021 |title=Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol |quote= John Sullivan, a liberal activist who shoots video at a range of protests and who filmed the footage on Wednesday}}</ref> being near when she was shot.<ref name=Ruiz>{{cite news |work=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/anti-trump-activist-entered-capitol-wednesday |first=Michael |last=Ruiz |title=BLM activist inside Capitol claims he was 'documenting' riots |quote=Sullivan says he was standing near Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she was shot and killed in the Capitol, and video appears to show him on the scene.}}</ref> Sullivan later spoke to police and [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents about the shooting.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Bill |title=Facebook posts wrongly claim left-wing activist, antifa 'incited' US Capitol mob |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/09/facebook-posts/facebook-posts-wrongly-claim-left-wing-activist-an/ |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=PolitiFact |date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> |
Sullivan illegally entered the [[United States Capitol]] in January 6, 2021 (the day of the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|Capitol riots]]), capturing on video the death of Ashli Babbitt,<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Washington Post]] via [[Seattle Times]] |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-ashli-babbitt-in-the-capitol/ |date=8 January 2021 |title=Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol |quote= John Sullivan, a liberal activist who shoots video at a range of protests and who filmed the footage on Wednesday}}</ref> being near when she was shot.<ref name=Ruiz>{{cite news |work=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/anti-trump-activist-entered-capitol-wednesday |first=Michael |last=Ruiz |title=BLM activist inside Capitol claims he was 'documenting' riots |quote=Sullivan says he was standing near Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she was shot and killed in the Capitol, and video appears to show him on the scene.}}</ref> Sullivan later spoke to police and [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents about the shooting.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Bill |title=Facebook posts wrongly claim left-wing activist, antifa 'incited' US Capitol mob |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/09/facebook-posts/facebook-posts-wrongly-claim-left-wing-activist-an/ |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=PolitiFact |date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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John Earle Sullivan is a political activist, photojournalist, and former Olympic athlete, competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics as a speed skater.[1]
He was arrested in July 2020 on accusations of rioting and making threats in association with the George Floyd protest in Provo. According to a police affidavit he damaged vehicles and cooperated with Insurgence USA (an anti-fascist activist group against police brutality which he founded) to recruit protesters for a protest.[2][3] No permit was obtained for the protest.[4] Sullivan described the SUV driver that Jesse Taggart was charged with shooting to have been attempting to run people over.[5]
Sullivan illegally entered the United States Capitol in January 6, 2021 (the day of the Capitol riots), capturing on video the death of Ashli Babbitt,[6] being near when she was shot.[7] Sullivan later spoke to police and FBI agents about the shooting.[8]
Because he used the hashtags #BLM and #Antifa on Facebook, Sullivan was the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories which claimed antifa were behind the Capitol riots.[8] Although there as a photojournalist, he filmed himself chanting "let's burn this shit down" before heading into the building; he said this was to "blend in" with the riotous crowd.[8] On January 13, Sullivan was charged federally with being on restricted property, civil disorder and "violent entry or disorderly conduct".[9]
External links
References
- ^ https://www.johnsullivan.org/activist-john-story.html
- ^ Foulger, Matthew. "AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AND ARREST WARRANT". U.S. Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 14 January 2021 suggested (help) - ^ Reavy, Pat (10 July 2020). "Organizer of Provo protest arrested, accused of rioting, making threats". Deseret News.
- ^ Richardson, Ryan. "Top Utah County stories (2): Provo protests inspire state legislation". Daily Herald (Utah).
One of the organizers of the event, 25-year-old John Earle Sullivan of Sandy, was also taken into custody for his involvement in the unlawful assembly. The protest was considered unlawful because organizers had not received a permit for the event, according to arrest documents. Sullivan and his organization, Insurgence USA, reportedly promoted the event online and made social media postings that advocated for other protesters to join. Authorities alleged that Sullivan committed riotous acts as a protest organizer, and he was arrested under the suspicion of third-degree felony rioting, class A misdemeanor criminal mischief and class B misdemeanor threat of violence.
- ^ Roberts, Alyssa (3 July 2020). "Police: Man arrested for shooting at Provo protest is known". KUTV.
Some, including an organizer with Insurgence USA, indicated they believe the driver who was shot was trying to drive into protesters who were blocking the road. "After seeing the violence ... and everything that transpired that day, it came to my realization that this place needed it the most, because nowhere in Salt Lake City have I seen that just blatant hatred, people trying to run people over. Just disrespectful," John Sullivan told 2News.
- ^ "Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol". Washington Post via Seattle Times. 8 January 2021.
John Sullivan, a liberal activist who shoots video at a range of protests and who filmed the footage on Wednesday
- ^ Ruiz, Michael. "BLM activist inside Capitol claims he was 'documenting' riots". Fox News.
Sullivan says he was standing near Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she was shot and killed in the Capitol, and video appears to show him on the scene.
- ^ a b c McCarthy, Bill (January 8, 2021). "Facebook posts wrongly claim left-wing activist, antifa 'incited' US Capitol mob". PolitiFact. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Reavy, Pat (January 14, 2021). "Salt Lake Valley man charged federally for alleged role in U.S. Capitol riot". Deseret News. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
A Sandy man who participated in a pro-Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol that turned into a violent attack has been charged for his alleged involvement that day. John Earle Sullivan, 25, was charged federally on Wednesday with being on restricted property, civil disorder and "violent entry or disorderly conduct," according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.