Littleton hunting guide is 4th arrested from state
Montgomery, 48, faces multiple charges
A Littleton man faces federal charges after tipsters identified him standing in the chambers of the U.S. Senate in photos of the mob that overran the U.S. Capitol during the certification of the presidential election.
Federal prosecutors charged Patrick Montgomery, 48, with knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building on Jan. 6 as well as violent entr y and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A person who was friends with Montgomery on Facebook posted a screenshot of an image of the crowd inside the Capitol to Montgomery’s Facebook page and asked whether it was Montgomery, according to Montgomery’s arrest affidavit. Montgomery responded that he had nothing to hide.
Another acquaintance emailed
Montgomer y and told him he had been reported to the FBI for his part in the riot. Montgomery responded to the email and said he was “not a scaredy cat” and was not afraid because he had good lawyers, according to the af fidavit.
“Im (sic) so deeply covered by the best Federal Defense lawyers
in the country in case you chicken (expletive) cr y boys don’t want it takes to defend our freedom from these corrupt politicians,” Montgomery wrote in an email, according to the arrest affidavit. “I didn’t storm the castle violently. My group was let in peacefully by the police we were talking to with respect. We came a(n)d left peacefully before the anarchist and Antifa showed up breaking (expletive) and being hoodlums.”
The FBI has publicly stated there was no indication that members of antifa were involved in the Capitol riot. Five people died in connection with the riot, including a U.S. Capitol police officer whom members of the crowd beat with a fire extinguisher.
Montgomer y also posted a selfie to his Facebook about his flight to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5. Another tipster shared a post Montgomery made to Facebook stating, “We stormed the Senate … opened those Chamber door for Transparency!”
The posts about the trip to Washington and the Capitol riot have since been deleted.
Montgomer y’s posts to his Facebook page focused primarily on hunting mountain lions and elk. He listed his occupation as a professional hunting guide consultant. He also wrote posts condemning public health orders that required the use of masks and in support of President Donald Trump.
On Nov. 9, six days after the election, Montgomery posted on Facebook about the results.
“70 million pissed off Republicans … no riots, nothing burning, no mostly peaceful protests,” he wrote. “Because they are Americans … Guess we’ll go to work today and continue to suppor t the rest of the countr y.”
Cour t records show Montgomery was arrested in connection to the charges. He is expected to be released from custody Tuesday afternoon after a judge set bond conditions. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum sentence of 1½ years in prison and $105,000 in fines.