WASHINGTON – A North Carolina man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement during the breach on the capitol on January 6th, 2021.
David Daniel, 36 of Mint Hill, NC is charged with a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder., according to a news release.
Other charges include entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; willfully and knowingly engaging in an act of physical violence in the grounds or any of the Capitol buildings; and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
According to a news release, Daniel was arrested on November 30 by the FBI in Mint Hill and will make his initial appearance in the Western District of North Carolina.
According to court documents, Daniel’s involvement was described as the following:
“Daniel was present among a mob of rioters that breached the Senate Wing Door near the Northwest Courtyard of the Capitol building for a second time on Jan. 6, 2021. At approximately 2:46 p.m., Daniel joined another rioter in leading a violent push against the barricaded Senate Wing Door and the police officers attempting to hold them closed.”
“After this violent push, Daniel and the other rioters eventually managed to force open the door. Daniel was then sprayed with a chemical irritant. At about 2:49 p.m., Daniel climbed over a pile of broken furniture and out of a broken Senate Wing Door to the outside of the building. Daniel spent several minutes outside of the building before reentering at approximately 2:59 p.m. Once inside, Daniel made his way to the Crypt and then back to the area near the Senate Wing Door. Daniel left the Capitol at about 3:04 p.m. via the same broken window.”
This case is being investigated by the FBI’s Charlotte and Washington Field Offices.
In the 34 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,200 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 400 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
