A central Pennsylvania man has been charged for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Barton Wade Shively of Mechanicsburg was arrested Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of civil disorder, forcible assault of a government employee, entering restricted grounds and violent entry.
The charges came after Shively turned himself in to the FBI s Harrisburg office on Jan. 14 after seeing photos of himself circulating on the news.
Shively is the second central Pa. resident to be charged for their actions on Jan. 6. Riley June Williams was arrested and charged with violent entry or disorderly conduct, and entering the restricted space of the U.S. Capitol. She also is accused of stealing a computer used by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, according to court records.
Central Pa. man ‘laid hands on’ police officers during Capitol riot: prosecutor
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Federal agents accompanied Barton Shively to his Mechanicsburg home Jan. 19 to retrieve a cell phone he reportedly used during the Capitol riot. In this photo, they stood by the agents vehicle with Shively at right. (Photo by Christine Vendel)
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A Mechanicsburg man was released from federal custody Tuesday after being arraigned on four offenses, including assault, related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Barton Wade Shively, who is in his early 50s, went to police on Jan. 14 to share what he did at the Capitol, a prosecutor said Tuesday afternoon. Since that time though, prosecutors allege he also has obstructed justice twice in connection with his case.
Barton Shively is facing multiple charges after admitting to the FBI that he engaged in physical altercations with officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.