A Neptune Beach man faced a federal judge Wednesday over his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that investigators say he called “the rowdiest thing I ve ever done.”
Daniel Paul Gray, 41, could be sentenced to up to 37 years in prison if he’s convicted on all nine charges prosecutors outlined involving an afternoon of struggles with police.
“Dude we literally took Congress over,” Gray privately messaged over Instagram, according to a complaint filed this week in federal court in Washington.
The filing called Gray “one of the first persons attempting to break through the police line” protecting Capitol offices and said he recounted rioters’ confrontation and claimed to have stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in later messages on social media.
Clay County man facing Capitol riot charges indicted on gun count
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Clay man remains jailed over role in Capitol riot
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Former Sarasota County man and his girlfriend charged in U.S. Capitol riots
A former Sarasota County man and his girlfriend, who now live in Middleburg, are accused of storming the U.S. Capitol based on tips received by the FBI.
Rachael Lynn Pert, 40, and Dana Joe Winn, 45, have each been charged with two misdemeanors – knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so, and willfully and knowingly parade, demonstrate, or picket in any of the Capitol Buildings.
Winn attended Lemon Bay High School in Englewood, according to his Facebook profile.
The Middleburg couple faced a federal magistrate on Tuesday after being charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Florida Times-Union. Each faces up to 18 months behind bars and fines totaling $105,000 if they’re convicted, Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Cofer Taylor told the pair.