A Janesville man has joined the list of Wisconsin residents charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Michael Fitzgerald, 42, faces counts of obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or
grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
According to court records:
Fitzgerald was in the front of a crowd that pushed into the south entrance to the Senate around 2:47 p.m. For about a minute and half, rioters were seen on video punching law enforcement officers, throwing objects at law enforcement officers, and attempting to hit law enforcement officers with a flagpole.
Janesville, Wisconsin, man charged in Jan 6 U S Capitol insurrection
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Janesville, Wisconsin, man charged in Jan 6 U S Capitol insurrection
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Home state: Pennsylvania
Charges
Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and obstruction of an official proceeding
What happened
Vorous posted a photo on Facebook of himself inside the Capitol, standing in front of a bust of Abraham Lincoln, wearing a T-shirt that read NOT TODAY LIBERAL in white letters, while holding a red, white and blue cowboy hat, according to court documents. When Vorous posted the photo, according to the FBI, he asked if it looked staged and added: I promise the beanbags were real the mase [sic] is still burning on me aft a shower and 6hrs, the gas was real the flash grenades were also real.