Ohio man arrested for allegedly assaulting officers during Jan. 6 Capitol breach
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
and last updated 2021-05-27 14:07:44-04
An Ohio man from East Liverpool, located in Columbiana County near the Ohio and Pennsylvania border, was arrested in Alabama Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas, 38, of East Liverpool, is charged with federal offenses that include assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds, among other charges.
Court documents allege Thomas was on the Upper West Terrace at 4:22 p.m. on Jan. 6 where he was captured on body-worn camera footage from the Metropolitan Police Department.