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.