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In the aftermath of the Capitol riot on January 6, we were inundated with multiple stories about the nefarious acts carried out there. There was the story of men prowling the Capitol with zip ties. No one ever talked to them but the media let us know that they were surely on the hunt to kidnap members of Congress. That turned out to be a lot less than accurate, see Remember That ‘Zip Tie’ Guy Capitol Riot Story? Turns out That’s Not Quite True Either. We were regaled with tales of “kill teams” searching for Mike Pence and Mitt Romney, a story that was amplified by Nebraska VichyCon Ben Sasse. Now we find out those stories were false. We were told that many of the people in the Capitol were armed with guns. Thus far there have been zero people in the Capitol charged with any kind of a firearms violation. There is the whole saga of deceased Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Sicknick, we were assured, had been beaten on the head with a fire extinguis
A retired firefighter from Chester, Pennsylvania is accused of being the man seen on video throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the Capitol during the riot in Washington, D.C. last week, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
CHESTER, Pennsylvania A retired firefighter from Pennsylvania is accused of being the man seen on video throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the Capitol during the riot in Washington, D.C. last week.
Robert Sanford, 55, of Chester, was arrested Thursday morning on four federal charges, including knowingly entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, civil disorder and assaulting officers engaging in their official duties.
Pictured: The FBI says this is an image of Robert Sanford during the riots in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.
According to the charging documents, the extinguisher bounced off the heads of three officers, two of whom wore helmets.