Federal authorities are charging a 25-year old Harwinton man with riot-related charges for participating with thousands of others in what amounted to a riot and assault at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
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A Harwinton man has been arrested in connection with the riot at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 6.
Richard Crosby Jr., 25, of Harwinton, has been charged with entering and remaining on the floor of Congress, as well as additional charges. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
He was arrested Thursday morning in Harwinton and appeared virtually after a federal criminal complaint was issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the violent mob of pro-Trump extremists that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January.
Richard Crosby is a 25-year-old from Harwinton. He’s the second Connecticut man charged in connection with the attack. About 500 people have been charged overall.
Crosby told the Washington Post in January he was among about 20 people who broke into the Senate chambers. Crosby told the Post they were doing what Trump asked them to do.
Crosby faces charges including obstruction of Congress and disorderly conduct in the Capitol, and could receive up to 20 years in prison. His next court date is June 8.
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A Connecticut man was arrested Thursday for his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Richard T. Crosby Jr. is charged with six federal offenses, including a felony obstruction of justice charge. That has a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail.
The 25-year-old man from Harwinton appeared before a federal judge in Connecticut via Zoom. The complaint against him, released by the U.S. Department of Justice, says he was identified via cell phone footage of events inside the Senate chamber on January 6.
Video from that day depicts Crosby on the Senate dais, shortly after the evacuation of Vice President Mike Pence and senators from the chamber, standing with Jacob A. Chansley, who s been dubbed the QAnon Shaman.”