A Kentucky man has been arrested and charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. According to a federal affidavit, he is accused of using a flagpole to break a window near the House Speaker’s lobby just before Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot.
The man, Chad, 42, of Mount Washington, Kentucky, is seen on video wearing a red hooded jacket and a gray skullcap, according to the affidavit. The document says he was in a crowd trying to breach a barricaded door while people chanted for it to be broken down.
Babbitt, 35, an Air Force veteran, was shot by a police officer shortly afterward while trying to climb through a broken window.
The affidavit says a relative contacted the FBI two days later after seeing TV coverage and recognizing Chad using a rolled up flag to try to break glass on a door near Babbitt. According to the filing, when the relative said he had to contact authorities, Chad wanted to explain why he believed the events were a hoax. A friend also told the FBI he saw online footage of Chad breaking a window and that Chad called him on January 7 saying he was in trouble.
The complaint says Chad told the friend he had been in the middle of the crowd and was able to walk into the Capitol without trouble.
He faces charges that include assaulting a federal officer, civil disorder, destruction of government property valued at more than $1,000, obstruction, unlawful entry of a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct. The FBI said he was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. These are allegations, and a response from Chad was not included in the filing.
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