Created: April 23, 2021 03:15 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Matthew Martin, 42, faces four federal charges for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Court documents reveal Martin, who lives in Santa Fe, admitted to FBI agents that he was involved in the insurrection on Jan. 6.
Martin works for a defense contractor for the federal government and holds a security clearance.
Court documents state Martin decided to travel to Washington after reading then-President Donald Trump’s tweets regarding the election being stolen.
Martin also stated that he realized later that the protests were worse than he thought and that he returned home from D.C. On January 7.
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Santa Fe man who works for a defense contractor faces criminal charges for his acknowledged presence inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
Authorities say Matthew Martin, who holds a security clearance, told the FBI in an interview that he had gone to Washington after reading then-President Donald Trump’s tweets about election fraud claims and acknowledged he was inside the Capitol building during the attack.
The FBI said Martin claimed Capitol guards opened the doors for people to walk into the Capitol rotunda and he later realized that the events at the Capitol were worse than he initially thought. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington didn’t immediately respond to a request Friday for the name of Martin’s employer.