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For one of the biggest moments of his life, Eric Bochene wore a faded white t-shirt and sat in an empty, green-walled conference room, straining to hear the volume from the computer. He grimaced as the virtual conference technology glitched. And he frequently voiced his frustration with his situation.

Bochene pleaded guilty in late August to a federal criminal charge for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack. But he didn't stand in a courtroom. His lawyer wasn't standing next to Bochene. Instead the attorney was on a separate virtual conference connection. And Bochene wasn't permitted to choose his own outfit.

Though he was pleading guilty to only a misdemeanor charge, Bochene was required to appear remotely for his hearing from a holding room in the Broome County jail in Binghamton, NY. He wore his jail outfit, sitting beneath fluorescent lights, because Bochene isn't a typical Jan. 6 defendant.

Bochene is one of a growing number of U.S. Capitol riot defendants who absconded and became fugitives after their arrests or initial court appearances.

The prosecution related to the Jan. 6, 2021 siege is the largest in American history, with approximately 1,100 criminal defendants from nearly every state. Though more than 600 of those defendants have pleaded guilty and dozens more have gone to trial, at least six became – or were — fugitives over the course of this summer. Some are still wanted by the FBI. Eric Bochene was one of them

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hawaii Proud Boy was in the riot, sentenced in December... Okay I found the list of arrests(https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases) but there's a thousand plus so far, I'll take a rain check on tallying which states escaped the mark of treason.

But I will come back to it. Interesting trivia

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

@Varyk

No... no, this isn't an acceptable hyperfocus! I HAVE WORK TO DO! AAA-

Well, we go where the serotonin demands.

Here is an alphabetical list and the number of entries on the FBI site for cases in that state. Be advised this is of the number of people who were arrested in each state, so outliers (such as fugitives) aren't made clear, and neother are those who might be listed for multiple arrests in different states.

Additionally, I counted them by hand, on my awful phone, so user error is real.

Finally, I had some mechanical difficulty sorting through the individuals in the state of Washington versus towns named Washington in other states, versus the District of Columbia, the number of which I included after the list.

Alabama - 16
Alaska - 2
Arizona - 11
Arkansas - 4
California - 59
Colorado - 17
Connecticut - 4
Delaware - 5
Florida - 95
Georgia - 24
Hawaii - 1
Idaho - 7
Illinois - 36
Indiana - 18
Iowa - 8
Kansas - 19
Kentucky - 23
Louisiana - 3
Maine - 5
Maryland - 16
Massachusetts - 11
Michigan - 23
Minnesota - 12
Mississippi - 1
Missouri - 31
Montana - 5
Nebraska - 1
Nevada - 3
New Hampshire - 5
New Jersey - 28
New Mexico - 3
New York - 66
North Carolina - 24
North Dakota - 0
Ohio - 58
Oklahoma - 10
Oregon - 8
Pennsylvania - 80
Rhode Island - 4
South Carolina - 15
South Dakota - 2
Tennessee - 28
Texas - 84
Utah - 9
Vermont - 1
Virginia - 53
Washington - 14
West Virginia - 8
Wisconsin - 9
Wyoming - 0

Bonus round, Discrict of Columbia - 31

Also, I found zero incidents listed in any US territories but I may have been searching incorrectly.

I don't think it's fair that North Dakota (population; 763,657) and Wyoming (population 585,587) get the honor of being in the clear. The population of Hawaii (as estimated, my sympathies for the fires) was 1.43 million and produced a mere one insurrectionist. So I think a fairer metric might be insurrectionists by percentage of overall population. It might be skewed in some specific instances (New York being skewed by New York city, as a prime example) but it would be a more interesting metric...

God I hope I forget this thought experiment before I come to work tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

You could also compare the number of insurrectionists per capita to the expected number. For example, state x has 4% of the country's population but 6% of the insurrectionists.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Was surprised to only see one from my former home state of Mississippi but then i figured most were too poor/busy wage slaving to attend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh wow, I was going to do a similar thing with a spreadsheet on my computer, so hats off to the dedication it took you to hunt and peck this information DANG!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Varyk

I assure you that compiling this data was nonconsensual but my brain is rarely concerned with how I feel about it.

The worst part is, I put together a list of the insurrectionists by state, and I got through New York before I was able to override my impulse and just provide a list of how many per state. I hate being hard-wired for tedious paperwork.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That particular sort of attention must be valued in some marketing or accounting field. Take advantage of your fastidious nature. Or rather, let it roam free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

North Dakota surprises me. It's been solidly Trump Territory for a decade.

Maybe they got stuck in the snow and couldn't make it to DC in time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd love to see a sorted bar graph of this