A Delaware man was identified and arrested by federal authorities Thursday as the man who was photographed parading through the Capitol while holding a large Confederate battle flag, one of the most searing images to emerge from the riot inspired by President Trump last Tuesday.
More Capitol riot arrests include man accused of throwing fire extinguisher at police, another carrying Confederate flag Author: Spencer S. Hsu, Rachel Weiner, Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post Updated: January 14 Published January 14
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Both within and outside the walls of the Capitol, banners and symbols of white supremacy and anti-government extremism were displayed as an insurrectionist mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Capitol riot arrests: Retired firefighter accused of throwing fire extinguisher at police; man carrying Confederate flag
Spencer S. Hsu, Rachel Weiner and Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post
Jan. 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON - The manhunt for key figures in the storming of the U.S. Capitol apprehended more key figures Thursday, including two men accused of attacking police officers, a Utah man who allegedly recorded the shooting death of one rioter, and a Delaware father and son photographed carrying a Confederate flag.
Robert Lee Sanford, Jr., 55, of Chester, Penn., a recently retired firefighter, threw a fire extinguisher at members of the Capitol Police, according to law enforcement. Peter Francis Stager, of Arkansas, is accused of using a large American flag to beat a member of the D.C. police.