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
west terrace to assist other officers, i saw rioters that 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 downstairs to the low west terrace entrance, because that s where officers were getting decontamination aid and were particularly vulnerable. at the top of the stairs i confronted a group of insurrectionists to warn them not to go back down the steps, and one yelled, keep moving patriots, and another man told me, we re doing this for you. one of the invaders approached me like he was going to try and get past me and get down the stairs, and i hit him knocking him down. after getting relieved by other officers in the crypt, i took