Troy Faulkner (top center) appeared in video footage and Facebook photo participating in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
A Whitehall man is the latest Ohioan to face charges in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
39-year old Troy Faulkner was identified thru video footage and a photo posted on Facebook, breaking and then kicking in a window. He was wearing a coat emblazoned with Faulkner Painting and bearing his business phone number.
Faulkner faces several charges inculding violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and destruction of government property.
He appeared in federal court in Columbus this afternoon. U.S. Magistrate Judge Chelsey Vascura ordered Faulkner remain in federal custody over the weekend. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Feds accuse 3 Ohio men of illegally entering U.S. Capitol
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and MARK GILLISPIEJanuary 25, 2021 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.
In northeastern Ohio, the FBI on Monday arrested Stephen Ayres for breaching the Capitol based on Facebook posts he made before, during and after Jan. 6 and an identification by an unnamed family member.
Ayres and an unnamed man in a video posted to Facebook discuss how police escorted them from one end of the Capitol to the other, according to a criminal complaint.
Jan 26, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.
In northeastern Ohio, the FBI on Monday arrested Stephen Ayres for breaching the Capitol based on Facebook posts he made before, during and after Jan. 6 and an identification by an unnamed family member.
Ayres and an unnamed man in a video posted to Facebook discuss how police escorted them from one end of the Capitol to the other, according to a criminal complaint.
Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.