Fifteen people have been charged with the violence on Capitol Hill, including the man pictured in the office of Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi who was arrested Friday morning, the Justice Department said.
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We are in a position to announce fifteen charges by federal justice,
" Ken Kohl, of the federal prosecutor's office in Washington, told a briefing.
Among those prosecuted is a man suspected of having planted a homemade bomb near Congress and Richard Barnett who broke into the offices of Nancy Pelosi, he said.
Among those prosecuted are a man who had eleven highly flammable molotov cocktails in a vehicle parked near Congress, another who punched a Capitol cop while forcing his way, and a third entered with a gun. charged in the precincts of Congress, he said.
Richard Barnett, who broke into the offices of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, where he posed for the cameras before leaving an insulting message, was arraigned in Little Rock, Arkansas and charged with "violent intrusion In the precincts of Congress, in particular, according to Mr. Kohl.
Further arrests and indictments will take place, he promised.
“We have literally hundreds of prosecutors and agents working from three command centers, 24/7,” added the official.
Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump wreaked havoc in Washington on Wednesday by forcing entry into the Capitol as elected officials recorded the results of the November 3 presidential election, won by Democrat Joe Biden.