KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Three Kansas City area residents face federal charges in connection with their roles in the January 6 riots at the United States Capitol.
William Norman Chrestman and Christopher Charles Kuehn, both from Olathe, and Louis Enrique Colon, from Blue Springs, face a series of federal charges related to the disturbances after being arrested Thursday by the FBI.
Two other suspects – Felicia Konold, and her brother, Cory Konold, both from Tucson, Arizona – were included as part of Thursday’s indictment. A footnote in the billing document indicates that other people may have been involved in the conspiracy.
According to court documents, the group, which identified itself using orange ribbon marks on its clothes, worked together to invade Capitol.
Federal investigators used social media and cell phone tracking to place subjects on or near Capitol Hill on January 6.
According to court documents, the video showed that Chrestman and Felicia Konold were part of a march involving the Proud Boys on January 6.
As the march approached the Capitol, court documents claim that Chrestman, Felicia Konold and their brother were close to the crowd interacting with officers.
Court documents indicate that Crestman shouted to a Capitol police officer during the interaction: “You shoot and I’m going to take your shit out.”
Shortly thereafter, Chrestman reportedly told the crowd to help prevent another police officer from arresting someone in the crowd.
Once the group entered the Capitol grounds, court documents claim that the group participated in an effort to prevent Captiol police from raising barriers to protect the Capitol.
In one image, Chrestman appears to use a wooden mallet to shore up the barriers.
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As part of the investigation, detectives received a report that one of the five suspects, Felicia Konold, posted about the disturbances on her Snap Chat account.
In a subsequent video post, Konold allegedly said that she had been recruited for a chapter of the Proud Boys in Kansas City and included a photo of what appeared to be a KC-themed challenge coin.
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Chrestman faces charges of conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official process, threat of assaulting a federal police officer, intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority and disorderly conduct in Capitol fields.
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Kuehn faces charges of conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official process, intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Department of Justice.
Colon faces charges of conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official process, intentionally entering or remaining in any restricted building or land without legal authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol land.
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All three were arrested without incident.
Chrestman and Kuehne – who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for more than 20 years, according to a public LinkedIn profile – remain in Wyandotte County Jail.
Kuehne’s photo appeared on page 18 in a 2008 edition of “Pass in Review”. He was captain and platoon commander at the time.
After leaving the Navy, Kuehne worked for the BNSF Railway from May 2013 to July 2020.
“He is no longer employed by the BNSF,” a company spokesman told 41 Action News.
Below is a copy of the full criminal complaint filed against Chrestman:
Here is the criminal complaint filed against Kuehn, Colon and the Konolds:
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