Two men have pleaded guilty to their actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced Friday. The two men — Nicholas Osh of Hawaii and Nicholas DeCarlo of Texas — were photographed at the riot posing next to a “media killer” scrawling graffiti on a Capitol door, court documents state. They also threw smoke bombs at officers at the scene, according to prosecutors. Ochs, 36, is a founding member of the Hawaii Proud Boys chapter and traveled from Honolulu to Washington, D.C., to join the riot, according to prosecutors. She shared a hotel room with DeCarlo, 32, and together they “marched” on Capitol Hill on January 6 last year. “They arrived at the Western Front, near scaffolding in place for the inauguration,” prosecutors said. “A line of police was trying to keep the crowd from the opening stage. Both men threw smoke bombs at the line of police.” Both then breached the Capitol building through the doors of the Senate chamber, where they loitered for about 40 minutes before exiting. As they left, they stopped at one of the building’s doors and DeCarlo wrote, “kill the media” on the door with a marker, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said, “Murder the Media” was also the name of the men’s social media channel. The riot at the Capitol left five people dead, including a police officer. Members of the Proud Boys, designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, were also present. Organizers were encouraged by former President Donald Trump’s calls to join him in protesting the results of the 2020 election, despite Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral victory. In February, the insurgents attempted to delete photos and social media posts proving their involvement in the Capitol uprising. Some have jailbroken their cell phones, purged their social media accounts and tried to wipe hard drives that may contain photos and other evidence of their involvement. But others bragged about their involvement, making it easier for the FBI to catch and charge them. So far, more than 910 people have been charged in connection with the uprising, according to Insider’s database.
