Seattle man among first indicted for role in siege of US Capitol building January 13, 2021 at 12:05 pm
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana File)
A former Washington state National Guardsman from Seattle is among the first people indicted for their role in the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol building.
Mark Jefferson Leffingwell, 51, was arrested while inside the Capitol in the wake of the riot, and was later charged with assaulting a federal officer, entering a restricted building, and disorderly conduct.
His indictment was issued by a federal grand jury on Monday, adding a second count of assault, as well as violent entry into a Capitol building, felony civil disobedience, and involvement in an act of violence in a Capitol building.
Report: Seattle man charged with assaulting federal officer during US Capitol riot January 10, 2021 at 1:52 pm
A Seattle man was charged with assaulting a federal police officer during a siege of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, according to The Seattle Times.
According to the Department of Justice, Mark Leffingwell was charged on Thursday with “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; assault on a federal law enforcement officer; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.”
Leffingwell allegedly struck the officer in the helmet and chest when the officer tried to stop him, according to the DOJ.