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The FBI says Ryan Stephen Samsel, 37, is the man captured in videos from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Federal prosecutors say he has an extensive history of violence. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
BRISTOL, PA A Bristol Borough man who was charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks in Washington, D.C. is among the most dangerous offenders and should not be released from custody, federal prosecutors argued in a U.S. Department of Justice memo filed Wednesday.
Ryan Samsel, 37, was arrested in February in connection with the Capitol attacks, which happened as members of Congress were confirming President Joe Biden s victory over Donald Trump. Video from that day shows Samsel, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat, confronting an officer and saying, We don t have to hurt you. Why are you standing in our way? according to the FBI.
Another Bucks County man was arrested Friday for allegedly entering the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6.
Federal agents identified Leonard P. Ridge, of Feasterville, through a number of social media posts he made on and after the capitol insurrection, arrest records posted online show. Just pray for me that I don t get arrested by the fbi (sic), Ridge, 19, is said to have written in a Snapchat conversation on Jan. 7.
Ridge now faces federal charges, including obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining in restricted building and grounds and disorderly conduct.
An unnamed witness tipped off authorities two days after the insurrection saying they received a video posted on Ridge s Snapchat.
A 68-year-old Northampton man is the latest Bucks County resident facing federal charges related to the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.