{"id":2324966,"date":"2024-08-15T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-enforcement-identifies-suspect-in-trump-campaign-office-break-in\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:03:14","slug":"law-enforcement-identifies-suspect-in-trump-campaign-office-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-enforcement-identifies-suspect-in-trump-campaign-office-break-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Enforcement Identifies Suspect in Trump Campaign Office Break-In"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flaw-enforcement-identifies-suspect-in-trump-campaign-office-break-in%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Police have identified \u200bToby Shane Kessler, a 39-year-old man with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swastikas-were-drawn-outside-d-c-s-union-station-the-culprit-turned-out-to-be-a-twice-deported-criminal\/\" title=\"Swastikas Were Drawn Outside D.C.\u2019s Union Station. The Culprit Turned Out To Be A Twice-Deported Criminal.\">fixed address<\/a>, \u200bas a suspect in the burglary \u2063of a Trump \u2063campaign office in Loudoun County, Virginia, which\u200b occurred on August 11. A warrant for his arrest has \u2064been issued, with charges of burglary filed against him. Surveillance footage revealed that \u2064Kessler forced open the rear door of the\u200b office and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-wall-street-journals-peggy-noonan-needs-a-lesson-on-conservatism\/\" title=\"OPINION: The Wall Street Journal\u2019s Peggy Noonan Needs A Lesson On Conservatism\">briefly entered<\/a>. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-times-deported-ms-13-gang-member-released-in-sanctuary-city-kills-girlfriend-in-front-of-their-daughter-then-commits-suicide\/\" title=\"Ten-Times Deported MS-13 Gang Member Released in Sanctuary City Kills Girlfriend in Front of Their Daughter, Then Commits Suicide\">criminal record<\/a> includes prior arrests for public intoxication and resisting arrest, among other offenses. The Loudoun County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\u2062 is actively seeking to locate him, and\u200d Sheriff Mike\u2063 Chapman expressed concern over the unusual\u200d nature of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-a-baby-sleep-training-expert-was-doxxed-and-boycotted-because-she-donated-to-trump\/\" title=\"WALSH: A Baby Sleep Training Expert Was Doxxed And Boycotted Because She Donated To Trump\">political campaign<\/a> office being targeted\u200d in such\u2063 a manner. The investigation aims to uncover if anything\u2062 was\u2062 stolen or left behind during the break-in.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Police have named a suspect in the Aug. 11 into a Trump campaign office in Loudon County, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>A warrant has been issued for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudounnow.com\/news\/sheriff-s-office-identifies-suspect-in-gop-office-break-in\/article_7a50bd22-5a7d-11ef-a3df-5b43813ea5de.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loudon Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kessler has no fixed address. Police said he uses a California driver&rsquo;s license for ID.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MEDIA RELEASE: Suspect Identified and Warrant Issued for Burglary at Trump Campaign HQ<\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office (LCSO) has secured a warrant for the arrest of Toby Shane Kessler, 39, of no fixed address, on the charge of Burglary (Code of Virginia: &sect; 18.2-91. Entering&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLQ6QWcT1y\">pic.twitter.com\/oLQ6QWcT1y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Loudoun County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office (@LoudounSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoudounSheriff\/status\/1823818214201307363?\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Ashburn office houses an office for former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-might-join-trump-admin-top-5-must-see-moments-trump-musk-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presidential<\/a> campaign and the Republican Committee for Virginia&rsquo;s 10th District.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video indicated that the rear door of the office was forced.<\/p>\n<p>Video showed the suspect briefly entering the office.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show Arlington County police arrested Kessler in 2020, charging him with being a fugitive felon, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/08\/14\/trump-virginia-office-break-in-suspect-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested last month by the same agency for refusing to appear in court, but was later released.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Kessler faced charges of second-degree assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct in Prince George&rsquo;s County, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared remotely on that case last month.<\/p>\n<p>The same year as the Maryland arrest, he was charged with loitering in Brevard County, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Kessler&rsquo;s criminal record also includes 2020 arrests in Virginia Beach on a charge of public intoxication and entering and damaging a Fairfax County, Virginia, property last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For now, we want to find him,&rdquo; said Thomas Julia, a spokesman for the Loudoun sheriff&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Loudoun Sheriff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-office-broken-sheriff-worried-taken-may-left-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Chapman<\/a> said the break-in was particularly concerning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what may have been left behind, Chapman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/loudoungop.com\/michael-chapman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a>, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudoun.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=9286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The office is located in &ldquo;an office park area, kind of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-office-broken-into-sheriff-worried-about-what-what-may-have-been-left-behind\/\" title=\"Trump Campaign Office Broken Into - Sheriff Worried About What &#039;What May Have Been Left Behind&#039;\">remote office park area<\/a>, so there would not have been an awful lot of people&rdquo; 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A warrant has been issued for 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler, who does not have a permanent residence. According to police, he uses a California driver&#8217;s license as identification. <\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County Sheriff\u2019s Office (LCSO) announced the warrant for Kessler&#8217;s arrest on charges of burglary (Code of Virginia: \u00a7 18.2-91). The office in Ashburn serves as both the headquarters for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential campaign and the Republican Committee for Virginia\u2019s 10th District. Surveillance footage revealed that the rear door was forcibly entered and showed Kessler briefly inside.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents indicate that Arlington County police arrested Kessler in 2020 on charges related to being a fugitive felon. He was also arrested last month by the same agency for failing to appear in court but was subsequently released. In addition, he faced multiple charges in Maryland back in 2019, including second-degree assault and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Kessler&#8217;s criminal history includes arrests for public intoxication and property damage earlier this year in Virginia Beach and Fairfax County respectively, along with loitering charges from Brevard County, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are focused on locating him,&#8221; stated Thomas Julia, spokesperson for the Loudoun sheriff\u2019s office. Sheriff Mike Chapman expressed concern over the break-in: &#8220;It is unusual to see any political campaign or party office targeted like this.&#8221; He emphasized their commitment to uncovering details about what transpired during the incident and what items may have been taken or left behind at the scene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/suspect-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,5168,36508,38213,32531],"class_list":["post-2324966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-break-in","tag-crime-news","tag-suspect-identified","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/suspect-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}