Police on Saturday charged more riot police from the Capitol as more graphic details of the uprising surfaced, revealing the violence and brutality of the crowd that stormed a seat of American political power.
A bloodied officer was filmed slammed into a door and shouting during Wednesday’s siege, forcing lawmakers to hide for hours, delaying their vote to claim Joe Biden’s election victory. Another officer fell on a railing against the crowd below after being crushed from behind. Members of the media were cursed, pushed and punched.
A large number of photos and videos captured the riot, which left five people dead. Many of the images were taken by the riot police themselves, few of whom wore masks that would have reduced not only the chances of getting the coronavirus, but the chances of identifying themselves. Some struggled to stand out.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, an Arizona man seen in photos and videos with his face painted and dressed in a costume that included a horn-skin hat, was arrested Saturday and charged with crimes that include violent actions and disorderly conduct on the campus. Chapters.
Chansley, better known as Jake Angeli, will remain in custody in Arizona awaiting an arrest hearing scheduled for an initial court appearance early next week, the U.S. attorney said Esther Winne. Chansley did not immediately respond to messages left by email and phone.
Chansley, a stumbling block in his pro-Trump protests across the country, is among dozens arrested following the Capitol invasion by a large crowd of Trump supporters enraged by his electoral loss. Riot police seized House and Senate chambers, smashed windows and waved Trump, American and Confederate flags.
A Florida man accused of going out with the lectern of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested Friday night with a federal order and was detained without bail in Pinellas County, Florida. Prison records did not show whether Adam Johnson, 36, of Parrish, Florida, had a lawyer.
Johnson was charged with robbery, violent entry, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
The married father of five was quickly identified on social media as the man in a smiling photo as he walked around the Capitol Roundabout carrying Pelosi’s lectern, the Bradenton Herald reported.
He posted on social media that he was in Washington DC during Wednesday’s riots and included derogatory comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the Herald. These messages were later deleted or removed.
During Wednesday’s violence, Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick was injured in a clash with attackers, reportedly hit by a fire extinguisher. He died Thursday night. Another officer was crushed at a door, but it was unclear what happened to that officer, whose situation was captured on camera and shared by the progressive organization Status Coup. Members of media organizations, including the AP and the New York Times, were attacked.
As of Saturday, prosecutors had filed 17 cases in the federal district superior court and 40 in the Columbia district superior court for offenses ranging from attacking police officers to entering restricted areas of the Capitol, stealing federal property and threatening the legislators.
Prosecutors said additional cases remained sealed, that they were wanted by dozens by federal agents, and that the U.S. attorney in Washington promised that “there were all options on the table” for charges, including possibly sedition. .
Doug Jensen, an Iowa man, was jailed early Saturday for federal charges, including felony counts and misconduct. Jensen, 41, from Des Moines, was being held without bail in Polk County Jail. Sheriff Sergeant Ryan Evans said he did not know if Jensen had a lawyer.
The video posted online during the Capitol Storm showed a man appearing to be Jensen, who is white, chasing a black officer down an interior flight of stairs while a crowd took several steps behind. At various points, the agent says he “comes back,” to no avail.
Richard Barnett, an Arkansas man shown in a high-profile photo sitting in Pelosi’s office with boots on his desk, was arrested Friday by the FBI. Barnett, 60, turned himself in at the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Bentonville and was jailed at the Washington County Detention Center near Fayetteville without bail pending a first appearance. judicial, said an FBI spokesman. There was no lawyer.
Derrick Evans, a West Virginia state lawmaker who posted videos showing himself inside the Capitol, was arrested Friday by the FBI and charged with entering restricted federal properties.
Evans, who faced bipartisan calls to step down, submitted a resignation letter to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Saturday and apologized for his actions. Evans faces charges of entering a restricted area of the Capitol after being broadcast live running into the building with a horde of Trump supporters. In the videos, Evans is seen punching a police officer and then circling the roundabout as he shouts, “Our house!”