Arrests climb after riot
Police arrested more Capitol rioters yesterday, including a man who carried off the House speaker’s lectern, as more graphic details of the insurrection emerged, revealing the violence and brutality of the mob that stormed a seat of American political power.
A vast number of photos and videos captured the riot, which left five people dead. Many of the images were taken by the rioters themselves, few of whom wore masks that would have lowered not only their chances of contracting the coronavirus, but their chances of being identified. Some took pains to stand out.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, seen in photos and video of the mob with a painted face and wearing a costume that included a horned, fur hat, was taken into custody yesterday and charged with counts that include violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Chansley, more widely known as
Jake Angeli, would remain in custody in Arizona pending a detention hearing that would be scheduled during an initial court appearance early in the coming week, Assistant US Attorney Esther Winne said. Chansley did not immediately respond to messages left via email and telephone. Chansley, who had become a staple in his costume at proTrump protests across the country, is now among dozens of people arrested in the wake of the Capitol invasion by a large mob of Trump supporters enraged over his election loss.
A Florida man accused of making off with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the chaos was arrested Saturday on a federal warrant and was being held without bail in Pinellas County, Florida. Adam Johnson, 36, was charged with theft, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The married father of five was quickly identified on social media.