WASHINGTON Three supporters of President Donald Trump who allegedly rioted at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday now face several federal charges, including a man photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s lectern, the horned QAnon promoter and a West Virginia lawmaker.
The U.S. attorney s office for D.C., which handles both local and federal cases in the district, had filed 17 cases in federal court and at least 40 others in the Superior Court by Saturday. Prosecutors can generally secure longer convictions in federal court.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a.
Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was taken into custody Saturday and charged with entering restricted federal property and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
West Virginia State House member Derrick Evans, 35, was arrested Friday
He was charged with entering a restricted public building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds in connection with the Capitol riots
The Department of Justice announced on a call on Friday that they d charged 13 people over Wednesday s riot
Among them is Richard Barnett, 60, who was pictured with his feet on Speaker Nancy Pelosi s desk
He was taken into custody at his home in Arkansas, and remains behind bars
Lonnie Coffman, 70, was also taken into custody after bringing two handguns, a rifle and 11 Molotov cocktails to the riot in his red GMC van
An Alabama man with homemade explosives. A Maryland man with a handgun. They re among at least 60 people arrested after US Capitol riot. Nick Penzenstadler, Kristine Phillips and Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
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Federal authorities continued Tuesday to round up people following a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week and to file new charges against others who had already been arrested.
Authorities said they kept a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia tied up for hours on Tuesday as they prepared to file more charges in what acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin called an unprecedented investigation.
Adam Johnson, 36, was arrested by federal marshals in Florida on Friday and is currently being held at the Pinellas County Jail, according to arrest records.
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A Maryland man is among 13 now facing federal charges stemming from Wednesday s riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Christopher Alberts was charged Thursday with carrying a readily accessible firearm on the Capitol grounds. Specifically, the 33-year-old allegedly had a 9mm handgun and ammunition.
“The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol building was an attack against one of our nation’s greatest institutions,” Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said in a statement. “We are resolute in our commitment to holding accountable anyone responsible for these disgraceful criminal acts, and to anyone who might be considering engaging in or inciting violence in the coming weeks – know this: You will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”