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Zachary Jordan Alam had been on the run for weeks when he checked into the Penn Amish Motel in Lancaster County on Jan. 26. Wanted by the feds for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the 29-year-old man who officials believe had recently been living in the Washington, D.C., area couldn t catch a break. His picture was everywhere. He d become known on Facebook and Twitter as Helmet Boy because he d been caught on camera using a helmet to smash the window of the Speaker s Lobby. And â though he didn t know it yet âsomeone in his family had tipped off the FBI to his identity. ....
Editor s note: This story has been updated with additional information. A man who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Denver on Saturday, according to the FBI. Zachary Jordan Alam, 29, whose hometown was not listed by the Department of Justice, was charged with assault on a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon, destruction of government property, obstruction of an official proceeding, unlawful entry on a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct, according to a criminal complaint. Alam was arrested at a motel in the 2400 block of Reading Road, the FBI said on Tuesday. ....