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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that three men who took part in the uprising on the United States Capitol were charged with violating federal laws.
One of them was the one disguised as a buffalo and another was the one who stole the lectern from speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli of Arizona, was identified as the man who entered the Capitol with horns, a bearskin headdress, red, white, and blue face paint, no shirt, and brown pants. In addition, he carried a spear about six feet, with an American flag tied just below the blade.
The agency has detailed in a press release that Chansley was charged with entering and staying in a confined building or site without legal authority. He is also selected for violence and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds.
Different, Adam Johnson, The 36-year-old Florida resident was identified in a photo as the man with Pelosi’s lectern.
“An open source search led law enforcement to Johnson, who is reportedly featured in a widespread photo in the Capitol with the lectern,” the FBI statement cites.
There is also a charge against Johnson for entering a restricted building or land without legal authority; a count of theft of government property; and a count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol.
Meanwhile, the third was suspect Derrick Evans, 35, a West Virginia state representative, who was identified in a video he posted to his Facebook page himself, intending to encourage the crowd to participate in the uprising.
In the video, Evans is said to have seen crossing the door to the Capitol and shouting, “We’re in, we’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol! ”, Detailed the FBI.
Evans was recently elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates. He is charged with entering a restricted building or land without legal authority; and a count of violent entry and disorderly conduct to the Capitol.
The FBI reported that these cases are being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and are being investigated by the FBI Field Office in Washington and the United States Capitol Police.
“The information in the documents is just allegations. The defendants are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, ”the agency explained.
The attackers damaged Congressional headquarters and clashed with law enforcement officials in an episode described by some lawmakers as a coup attempt and others as an “insurgency.” Five people died after the riots.
The gang’s intent was to stop the vote counting of the Electoral College, which would certify Joseph “Joe” Biden as president of the United States.
Trump has been held directly responsible for the instigator’s events, not only by the Democrats, who have called for his resignation, but also by some Republicans.
Trump is at risk of impeachment, the second of his term, before Democrat Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
The current president does not accept the election results and claims to have been the victim of large-scale fraud without proof.
Once the situation was under control, Congress resumed the session interrupted by the attack and Biden was declared president-elect in the early morning of January 7.
Trump, whose Facebook and Twitter accounts have been banned to prevent incitement to violence, will not attend Biden’s inauguration.