School board member resigns over riot charges

A school board member from a small city in Washington state has resigned after he and his stepson were charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Richard Slaughter, 40, of Orting, Washington, northwest of Mount Rainier, and his 20-year-old stepson, Caden Paul Gottfried, turned themselves in last week to face charges of assaulting and interfering with police during the insurrection.