Infamous Jan. 6 Crutches Were Stolen from Injured 18-Year-Old at Capitol

Infamous Jan. 6 Crutches Were Stolen from Injured 18-Year-Old at Capitol
Luke Coffee holds up a crutch as he stands in the breach between police and the crowd at the Lower West Terrace tunnel. "In the name of Jesus, please stop!" he said. U.S. Capitol Police/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The now-infamous crutches that appeared multiple times at the mouth of the tunnel entrance to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were stolen from a young man with a broken ankle, according to podcaster Steve Baker.

Baker, who blogs and podcasts as the Pragmatic Constitutionalist, learned the story of the stolen crutches while on a speaking tour in Texas.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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