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Florida Man Charged With Jan. 6 Crimes Commits Suicide: Police

David Kennedy Homol, 55, was charged with assaulting two police officers on Jan. 6. He is at least the fifth Jan. 6 defendant to die by suicide.
Florida Man Charged With Jan. 6 Crimes Commits Suicide: Police
David K. Homol (L) of Umatilla, Fla., poses with his half-brother Dillon Homol (R) near the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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A Florida man who was being prosecuted for the alleged assault of two police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died by suicide, according to a police report.

David Kennedy Homol, 55, of Umatilla, Florida, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound sometime between 6 p.m. on April 17 and 8:55 a.m. on April 18, according to a Panama City Police Department report obtained by The Epoch Times.

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.