Fed raid of Newton County farm tied to Jan. 6 probe – By Chris Joyner (The Atlanta Constitution Journal) / Aug 15 2021
Federal agents raided the home of a Newton County couple associated with Chris Hill, the leader of a far-right militia, and hauled away cell phones, computers and other electronics as part of the widening investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the couple said.
Donnie Hyatt, who lives on a farm about five miles north of Covington, said he was in his car on his long driveway when 40 federal agents in four armored vehicles converged at 7 a.m. Aug. 10 morning to serve a warrant to search the property.
“They had my 11-year-old daughter at gunpoint,” he said. He said his daughter had laser sights trained on her and “is pretty shaken” by the experience. “She still shakes when she talks about it,” he said.
Hyatt said the agents had a warrant, but it was for a sealed investigation and had few details. A spokesman with the FBI declined to comment when contacted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
