A Centre County man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in Washington has waived his right to a jury trial and will beTerry Allen, 65, of Spring Mills, is charged with two counts of assaulting police officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and one count of obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn E. Bolas in opposition wrote Allen’s criminal conduct took place within the context of a mob that overran the Capitol. “While the defendant’s actions must be evaluated individually, they cannot be divorced from their context. That context was a riot.” The government’s response to one of Allen’s recent motions provides an indication of what evidence besides the pictures it may offer at trial including this: