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The FBI on Tuesday arrested a Pittsfield man for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, a harrowing episode that left five people dead including a police officer, authorities said.
PITTSFIELD A fixture at local pro-Donald Trump rallies was arrested Tuesday on six federal charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol, including
A North Adams man was arrested Thursday for being part of the mob that breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Brian P. McCreary, 33, of North Adams, was arrested without incident in Springfield.
In a statement given voluntarily to the FBI, McCreary said he was frustrated by the outcome of the presidential election and had traveled to Washington, D.C., where he listened to former President Donald Trump urge his supporters to take their grievances to the Capitol.
And so he did, according to authorities, joining a march from the White House, at times scurrying along side streets to get ahead of the growing crowd and arriving among the first rioters to reach and invade the Capitol building.