"His community... his country, and the justice system killed his spirit," they said in an obituary. Matthew Perna was at the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later turned himself in to the FBI. The ...

A Pennsylvania man who last year pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack killed himself last week while awaiting trial. As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, ...

“He attended the rally on January 6, 2021, to peacefully stand up for his beliefs. After learning that the FBI was looking for him, he immediately turned himself in,” the obituary read. “He entered ...

At last night's State of the Union speech, President Biden claimed that freedom will always triumph over tyranny. He was talking about Ukraine, of course, in a speech that made one wonder if Biden ...

Matthew Perna's family said he died last week of a "broken heart." In his obituary, the family said, "The justice system killed his spirit and his zest for life." There was no cause of death given.

SHARPSVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) – A local man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has died. Matthew Perna, 37, died February 25. Investigators said that Perna took his own life. The Mercer County Coroner’s ...

A 37-year-old Pa. man awaiting up to a 20-year prison sentence for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has taken his own life, instead. KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reports the obituary for ...

A Mercer County man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to all four counts against him. Matthew Perna, 37, of Sharon, will be sentenced on March 3 before U.S.

The field hearing, titled the “Field Hearing on January 6,” heard testimony alleging widespread abuse on the part of law enforcement concerning the Jan. 6 riot itself and the treatment of those ...

The family of a Capitol rioter said he "died of a broken heart" in his obituary. "His community... his country, and the justice system killed his spirit," they said in an obituary. Matthew Perna was ...

Meanwhile, Oath Keeper Joshua James has pleaded guilty to committing seditious conspiracy. The ten other Oath Keepers members who have been charged with seditious conspiracy, including leader Stewart ...