follow. as i looked back i saw the rest of the group came under attack and were unable to follow. the crowd attempted to physically bar the rest of the platoon from following. i started pulling the terrorists off my team from their backpacks and collars. around this time one of the terrorists who had scaled the scaffolding that adorned the capitol threw something heavy down at me and struck me in the head disorienting me. it probably resulted to the conclusion. another man attempted to disarm me of my baton and we wrestled for control again. he kicked me in my chest as we went to the ground. i was able to retain my baton and i was blinded by the medical mask was pulled over my eyes so i couldn t see. i braced myself against the impact of the blows and feared
capitol and up the stairs towards the crypt. there i saw rioters who had invaded the capitol carrying a confederate flag, a red maga flag and a don t tread on me flag. i decided to stand my ground there to prevent any rioters from heading down the stairs to the lower west terrace entrance. that s where officers were getting decontamination aid and were vulnerable. i confronted a group of insurrectionists warning them don t go down those steps. one shouted keep moving, patriots. another displayed what looked like a law enforcement badge and told me we re doing this for you. one of the invaders approached me like he would try to get past me and head down the stairs. i hit him knocking him down. after getting relieved by other
working in special mission units whose responsibilities include the investigation and arrest of narcotics traffickers and violent criminals. i ve worked both as an undercover officer in the lead case officer in many of these investigations. in this line of work, it probably won t shock you to know i ve dealt with some dicey situations. i thought i had seen it all many times over. yet what i witnessed and experienced on january 6, 2021 was unlike anything i had ever seen. anything i had ever experienced, or could have imagined in my country. on that day i participated in the defense of the united states capitol from an armed mob, an armed mob, of thousands determined to get inside because i was among the vastly outnumbered group of law enforcement officers protecting the capitol and the people
military facemasks, back tax and without law enforcement or military patches they appeared to be prepared for much more than listening to politicians speak in a park. two of my colleagues were approached by a group of 3 to 4 such men. they were white men in good shape with load bearing vests equipped with pouches and wearing battle dress uniform dress, tactical boots and short hair cuts. radios, one was equipped with an ear piece. after a bit of small talk one asked my colleague something to the effect of is this all the manpower you have? do you really think you ll be able to stop all these people? dumbfounded my colleague simply expressed they didn t understand what the speaker men and the group continued on. as the day went on and speakers in the park said their piece i monitored the crowd on the radio. over the radio i heard our gun recovery unit monitoring those in the crowd suspected of carrying firearms and making
officers in the crypt, i took off running upstairs towards the speaker s lobby and helped to plain clothes officer getting hassled by insurrectionists, some were dressed like members of a mill asia group wearing vests, cargo pants and body armor. i was physically exhausted and it was hard to breathe and to see because of all the chemical spray in the air. more and more insurrectionists were pouring into the speaker s lobby and some wearing maga hats and shirts that said trump 2020. i told them to just leave the capitol and their response they yelled no, man, this is our house. president trump invited us here. we are here to stop the steal.