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Former firefighter arrested for throwing fire extinguisher at Capitol police
The extinguisher bounced off the officer’s helmet before striking another officer in the head who was not wearing a helmet.
Recorded on video throwing a fire extinguisher at several Capitol police officers last week, a retired Pennsylvania firefighter was arrested Thursday on four federal charges, including knowingly entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting officers engaging in their official duties.
According to a video recorded during the Capitol riots on January 6, Robert Sanford, who retired from the Chester Fire Department in February 2020, walked toward a group of Capitol police officers while carrying a fire extinguisher. Sanford suddenly threw the fire extinguisher at the back of an officer’s head.
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Retired Chester firefighter accused of throwing fire extinguisher at officers during Capitol riot
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CHESTER, Pa. - A retired Pennsylvania firefighter was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he threw a fire extinguisher that hit three Capitol Police officers during the violent siege on the Capitol last week.
Robert Sanford, who retired last March from the Chester Fire Department, was arrested on charges that include assault of a police officer, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, civil disorder and unlawfully entering the Capitol.
The charges against Sanford are not related to the widely publicized attack on Officer Brian Sicknick, who also was attacked with a fire extinguisher during the siege and died.
A retired firefighter from Chester, Pennsylvania is accused of being the man seen on video throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the Capitol during the riot in Washington, D.C. last week, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
A Delaware man was identified and arrested by federal authorities Thursday as the man who was photographed parading through the Capitol while holding a large Confederate battle flag, one of the most searing images to emerge from the riot inspired by President Trump last Tuesday.