More local arrests in Capitol insurrection, including man accused of crushing officer in door WABC
The FBI has arrested two more men from our area over their alleged involvement in the Capitol riot two weeks ago, including one accused of crushing a Metropolitan Police officer in a doorway in a video that went viral.
Authorities say 23-year-old Patrick McCaughey, who allegedly caused the injuries to Officer Daniel Hodges, was arrested around 7 p.m. Tuesday in South Salem.
Hodges became stuck in the doorway as insurrectionists attempted to break through the line of uniformed officers who were in place to prevent them from entering the lower west terrace door of the Capitol, and the FBI says McCaughey, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, can be seen using a clear police riot shield to physically push against the left side of Hodges body.
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) The FBI has arrested two more men from our area over their alleged involvement in the Capitol riot two weeks ago, including one accused of crushing a Metropolitan Police officer in a doorway in a video that went viral.
Authorities say 23-year-old Patrick McCaughey, who allegedly caused the injuries to Officer Daniel Hodges, was arrested around 7 p.m. Tuesday in South Salem.
Hodges became stuck in the doorway as insurrectionists attempted to break through the line of uniformed officers who were in place to prevent them from entering the lower west terrace door of the Capitol, and the FBI says McCaughey, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, can be seen using a clear police riot shield to physically push against the left side of Hodges body.
A man who pointed an arrow at himself on a social media post that showed him rioting at the U.S. Capitol is among the latest to be arrested from the Tri-State area.
FBI arrests Orange County man seen in Capitol riot pictures he posted online
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Police arrested a man from Orange County after he implicated himself in the siege on the U.S. Capitol.
Edward Jacob Lang, 26, posted pictures on social media including one that said This is me.
FBI agents showed up at Lang s home in Newburgh Saturday and took him into custody.
They also executed a search warrant.
Investigators have not yet announced specific charges against Lang.
Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress was meeting to vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden s electoral win. Five people died in the mayhem.