The federal agents who raided a farm in Newton County were there in connection with the January 6 riot at the US Capitol: the feds say they were looking at a Newton County couple associated with far-right militia leader Chris Hill.
From Chris Joyner, AJC…
Donnie Hyatt, who lives on a farm about five miles north of Covington, said he was in his car on his long driveway when 40 federal agents in four armored vehicles converged at 7 a.m. Aug. 10 morning to serve a warrant to search the property.
“They had my 11-year-old daughter at gunpoint,” he said. He said his daughter had laser sights trained on her and “is pretty shaken” by the experience. “She still shakes when she talks about it,” he said.
Hyatt said the agents had a warrant, but it was for a sealed investigation and had few details. A spokesman with the FBI declined to comment when contacted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hyatt and his wife, Annemarie, were among the thousands who attended the Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, but he said they were not among those who breached the Capitol.
He said agents seized cell phones, computers, even his daughter’s tablet. Read more…
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