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Online Sleuths Help Crack Jan. 6 Case Nearly 2 Years Later

  • Peter G. Moloney, co-owner of Moloney Family Funeral Homes, was arrested for assaulting police officers and journalists during the Capitol riot.
  • Moloney sprayed insecticide at officers and grabbed cameras from members of the press.
  • Online sleuths known as "Sedition Hunters" identified Moloney as a participant nearly 700 days ago but he was only just now arrested.
  • The Sedition Hunters have identified hundreds of additional Jan. 6 participants who have not yet been arrested.
  • Moloney was known online as #BlackBonoHelmet.
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