Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

Kevin Louis Galetto, 61, a Westminster man, was arrested by FBI agents early in the morning on Friday, April 23, at a home in connection with the Jan. 6 Trumper attack at the U.S. Capitol.

Galetto was taken arrested on a variety of suspected offenses, including:

  • Assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees
  • Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder
  • Obstruction of justice
  • Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds
  • Committing an act of physical violence in any restricted building or grounds
  • Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds

The Westminster police were not notified of the arrest in advance nor where they involved in the arrest.

Galetto will appear in a Federal court at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23.

In related news, the New Mexico city of Albuquerque has sent an unpaid bill for former President Donald Trump to a collection agency. The bill for $211,175.94 stems from an event organized by Trump’s reelection campaign in 2019 in the nearby city of Rio Rancho, The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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