FBI agent reveals 'Zombie Killer' axes suggested in Oath Keeper designs for Capitol riot

Jack Birle

Oct 06, 06:40 PM October 06, 06:41 PM

"Zombie Killer" tomahawks had been among the weapons suggested to bring to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, in accordance to an FBI agent testifying at the Oath Keepers trial Thursday.

FBI Distinctive Agent Michael Palian presented an email from Tom Caldwell to a individual with the title "Ranger Smith." The message outlined strategies for Jan. 6.

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Caldwell stated "every workforce member shall be outfitted with a hanging weapon” and that "when the battle is joined, utilize the hanging weapon where ever it will do the most very good, like to the head and deal with space."

Just one of the weapons detailed was the Zombie Killer tomahawk. Other advisable weapons involved knives and multitools, for every Reuters.

The proof was offered in the course of a demo of customers of the Oath Keepers team facing fees which include seditious conspiracy, a seldom used civil war0era charge that holds a most sentence of 20 decades in prison.

The associates of the Oath Keepers on demo incorporate Caldwell, Stewart Rhodes, Kenneth Harrelson, Kelly Meggs, and Jessica Watkins.