Jan 10, 2021
Trump supporters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
An Iowa man was jailed early Saturday on charges accusing him of taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said officers assisted the FBI in arresting 41-year-old Doug Jensen on Friday night at his home on the south side of the city.
Jensen was booked into the Polk County Jail early Saturday on five federal charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct counts, according to news releases from the FBI’s field office in Omaha, Nebraska and the county sheriff’s office.
An Iowa man was jailed early Saturday on charges accusing him of taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.
Update: Iowa man seen inside U.S. Capitol fired from job Share Updated: 3:23 PM CST Jan 8, 2021
Update: Iowa man seen inside U.S. Capitol fired from job Share Updated: 3:23 PM CST Jan 8, 2021
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Show Transcript EXPECTED TO BE FILED TONIGHT. AND MANY MORE CHARGES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MORE THAN 90 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SO FAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIOTS WASHINGTON, DC POLICE SAY FOUR PEOPLE DIED DURING THE RIOTS. ONE SHOT BY CAPITOL POLICE. THREE OTHERS DIED FROM MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. AND TODAY WE LEARNED THAT A DES MOINES MAN WAS ONE OF THE PROTESTERS CAUGHT ON CAMERA INSIDE THE U.S. CAPITOL. KCCI WAS FIRST TO TELL YOU THIS AFTERNOON. STEVE: HE IS ALSO PICTURED ON A WASHINGTON D.C. POLICE WEBSITE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO BROKE INTO THE CAPITOL. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE DOWNTOWN TONIGHT WITH THAT PART OF THE STORY. TODD: WE STARTED GETTING MESSAGES FROM VIEWERS THIS MORNING SAYING THEY RE