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More than 30 people have been arrested on federal charges related to the deadly pro-Trump riot on the US Capitol last week.
Some of the defendants face charges of bringing weapons to the Capitol.
Others were photographed looting the building.
Many are charged with trespassing or trespassing.
Here's what we know about some of those who have been arrested and two people who have been charged but their custody status is unknown.
Richard 'Bigo' Barnett, the Capitol robber who broke into Pelosi's office
Barnett, from Arkansas, was photographed sitting at a desk in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the January 6 riots, authorities say.
Federal authorities say he was arrested two days after the Little Rock events.
Barnett, known as Bigo, was caught by security cameras entering Pelosi's office area around 2:50 p.m. ET with a US flag and a cell phone.
He left six minutes later with only his cell phone, according to court documents.
He was photographed with his boot resting on a desk and the flag hanging nearby.
He later spoke to the media and was caught on video holding an envelope from Pelosi's office.
Barnett told a reporter, "I didn't steal it."
He said he took the envelope because there was bleeding on it and "put a quarter on his desk," according to court documents signed by a special agent of the United States Capitol Police.
Barnett was charged with knowingly entering or staying in a restricted building or land without legal authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, as well as theft of public property, according to a criminal complaint.
He is in FBI custody, according to the Benton County, Arkansas sheriff's office.
CNN contacted an attorney for Barnett, who said he would provide a statement.
Larry Rendell Brock
Authorities say Larry Rendell Brock, here, was photographed wandering the Senate Chamber. (Credit: Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Prosecutors say Brock, a 53-year-old retired Texas Air Force Reserve officer, was photographed wandering the Senate chamber wearing a white flexible armband, which law enforcement agencies use to restrain or detain people.
The photos show the man in a military helmet, green tactical vest, and black camouflage jacket.
Brock was arrested on January 10.
He was charged with one count of entering or staying in any building or restricted land without legal authorization, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds, according to a statement from the Justice Department.
Larry Rendell Brock.
In an interview with The New Yorker, Brock denied having racist views and repeated President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud.
He also said he was opposed to destroying the building and was shocked when he learned of the scale of the destruction.
"I know it looks threatening," he told The New Yorker.
"That was not my intention".
Jacob Anthony Chansley
Authorities say Jacob Anthony Chansley was seen on Capitol Hill shirtless and wearing a horned headdress. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Chansley, a man from Arizona, also known as Jake Angeli, was seen in photos on Capitol Hill, shirtless, with face paint and a horned bearskin headdress, according to his arrest warrant.
He was arrested on January 9 and charged with knowingly entering or staying in any building or restricted land without legal authority.
Also of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds, federal authorities said.
CNN's attempts to reach his lawyer were not immediately successful.
Chansley told the FBI he came to Washington "as part of a group effort, with other 'patriots' from Arizona, at the request of the president that all 'patriots' come to Washington on January 6, 2021," according to one narrative. of the investigators in your court file.
Chansley had called the FBI the day after the attack and confirmed to the agency that he was the person seen in the photos in the vice president's chair in the Senate, according to the court document.
Known to his followers as the Shaman of QAnon, he had a Facebook page full of posts evoking the conspiracy theories of QAnon, whose followers believe that there is a clique of Satan-worshiping sex abusers who have infiltrated the highest levels of the world. US government and are being opposed by Trump.
Chansley served in the United States Navy from 2005 through October 2007, records show.
Lonnie Leroy Coffman
A courtroom sketch shows Lonnie Leroy Coffman during his arraignment.
Prosecutors say Coffman, of Falkville, Alabama, was arrested after authorities found 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun in his truck parked two blocks from the Capitol during the riot.
He was charged with illegal possession of a destructive device and carrying a pistol without a license, according to a press release from the Justice Department.
Coffman, 70, told police he had jars filled with "melted Styrofoam and gasoline," according to an affidavit from authorities announced Jan. 8.
Federal investigators believe that the combination, if exploded, would have "the effect of napalm to the extent that it makes the flammable liquid better adhere to objects it hits when detonated," according to the court file.
Coffman had parked his truck on the morning of January 6 near the National Republican Club, commonly called the Capitol Hill Club, a block from a large office building for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Library of Congress, according to the complaint.
The truck had a pistol on the passenger seat and an M4 Carbine assault rifle, along with rifle magazines loaded with ammunition, police said.
When police found and searched him a block away after dark, Coffman was carrying a 9mm handgun and a 22-caliber pistol in each of his front pockets, according to the police report.
He did not search any of the weapons found in his truck or on his person.
A federal judge ruled on January 12 that Coffman would remain in jail while awaiting trial on the weapons charges.
Investigators found handwritten notes on Coffman's truck that included a quote about the need to "overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution," according to court records.
The notes also included the names of a Democratic member of Congress who was singled out as a Muslim and an Obama-appointed judge.
The handwritten notes also contained references to right-wing conspiracy websites, records show.
Prosecutors have not charged Coffman with participating in the attack on the Capitol building.
His attorney, Tony Miles, said at a January 12 hearing that Coffman was "innocent" of the charges and questioned the soundness of the case.
He noted that Coffman was an army veteran who fought in Vietnam.
Jenny cudd
Cudd, a former mayoral candidate for Midland, Texas, faces two charges, according to the US Department of Justice.
Cudd, who posted a video on the eve of the riots in which she spoke of how the next day was going to be a 'riot', is charged with knowingly entering a restricted building and preventing or disrupting the orderly conduct of government business .
A criminal complaint states that Cudd and another person were photographed inside the Capitol and that Cudd live-streamed a video on Facebook sometime after the actual forced entry of the building.
“Jenny Cudd also stated in the video, the following indicates her presence inside the US Capitol: 'We broke the door of Nancy Pelosi's office and someone stole her gavel and she took a photo sitting on the chair turning off the camera '"Says the court document.
Don Flanary, Cudd's attorney, told CNN that the woman "was arrested by the FBI this (Wednesday) morning and brought before a magistrate in Midland."
She has been released on bail.
Flanary says Cudd plans to plead not guilty.
Derrick Evans
Evans, who was at the time a West Virginia state legislator, appears in a video showing him amid a crowd as he passed through a large ornamental Capitol door, authorities say.
Evans was charged with one count of entering or staying in any building or restricted land without legal authorization, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds.
A federal magistrate in West Virginia released Evans after he appeared in court on Jan. 8, according to court records.
A file image shows Evans, left, being sworn in as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Evans, who has denied participating in the destruction and violence, resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates on January 9.
"The last few days have certainly been a difficult time for my family, my colleagues and myself, so I think it is better at this time to give up my seat in the Chamber and focus on my personal situation and those I love," he said. Evans in a statement on the West Virginia legislature's website.
“I take full responsibility for my actions and deeply regret any harm, pain, or embarrassment I may have caused to my West Virginia family, friends, constituents, and colleagues.
I hope that this action I take today can remove any cloud of distraction from the state legislature, so my colleagues can seriously work toward building a better future for our state. "
CNN obtained a video that federal prosecutors say Evans streamed live on Facebook, and then deleted it, while in the crowd.
Although he removed the video, according to a criminal complaint, someone uploaded a copy to Reddit.
Prosecutors claim in the criminal complaint that Evans is the man heard in the video.
In the video, Evans is heard asking someone, at one point outside the Capitol, "Are you still fighting with the police there?"
"We're inside," Evans yells once inside the Capitol, as others continue to enter the building.
Evans has said that he only filmed the event as an "independent member of the media for film history," although he does not appear to have experience working as such.
Evans' attorney, John Bryan, declined to comment to CNN on the charges.
However, Bryan told CNN in a statement on January 7 that his client "had no choice but to enter" the Capitol because of the size of the crowd he was in, and that it was "not apparent to Mr. Evans that it was not allowed to follow the crowd into this public area of the Capitol, within which members of the public were already present.
Douglas jensen
Police were crushed by mob on Capitol Hill 3:06
A video shows Jensen, 41, chasing a black Capitol police officer down some stairs during the riot, according to a CNN comparative analysis of his backup photo and social media posts.
On a Twitter account named after him, Jensen identified himself twice in one of the images circulating online after the riot.
His neighbor in Des Moines, Iowa, confirmed to CNN affiliate KCCI that the man in the photos was Jensen.
Jensen, dressed in a QAnon T-shirt, is also seen pointing to another Capitol police officer in an Associated Press photo taken by photojournalist Manuel Balce Ceneta.
In a video captured by Igor Bobic of the Huffington Post, Jensen, wearing the same QAnon T-shirt, is seen chasing down Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman with a crowd of rioters following him.
Once at the top of a set of stairs, the agent looks toward a door on his left that leads to the Senate floor and walks away from him and into the chamber, pushing the crowd away from the Senate floor.
Douglas Jensen.
Jensen was arrested on suspicion of being involved in a violent mob that stormed the Capitol, according to the FBI and local authorities in Iowa.
FBI officials took Jensen to the Polk County Jail for indictment on January 9.
He faces federal charges including illegally entering the Capitol, disrupting government business, violently entering and parading into a Capitol building and blocking law enforcement during the riot, according to the FBI.
CNN's attempts to contact a lawyer for Jensen were not immediately successful.
Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson was arrested and booked days after leading the Speaker of the House of Representatives lectern during the riot.
Johnson, 36, was arrested in Florida days after the riots on charges of stealing the speaker's lectern, according to a press release.
Johnson was charged with one count of knowingly entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority;
one count of theft of government property;
and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds.
Johnson was released on $ 25,000 bond, CNN affiliate WFTS reported.
He is subject to a monitoring system and curfew, had to surrender firearms and his passport, and is due to appear in federal court in Washington on January 19, WFTS reported.
Johnson's lawyers said a viral image showing him carrying the lectern on Capitol Hill could be problematic in moving forward with his case, according to the affiliate.
"Mr. Johnson is clearly taking this very seriously," attorney David Bigney said, according to the video posted by WFTS.
"We are dealing with a lot of notoriety, simply because of a photograph that was taken in an instant, a lot of judgment based on that photograph, which has led to death threats against Adam and his family."
Klete keller
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Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay gold medals, was indicted Wednesday, according to court documents.
Keller was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or land without legal authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of law enforcement involved in official duties, incidents of civil disorder, according to documents filed in the United States District Court of Washington.
It is unclear if Keller is in custody.
CNN has not been able to reach Keller for comment.
Court documents say Keller was identified by news outlets as SwimSwam, which covers competitive swimming.
FBI Special Agent Matthew R. Barofsky wrote in court documents that he confirmed Keller's identity by comparing photos of riots with his Colorado driver's license.
Photos from the Capitol also show Keller wearing a United States Olympic team jacket and "appears to be one of the tallest people," Barofsky writes in his statement of fact.
Keller is 1.98 meters tall.
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.
This courtroom sketch shows Cleveland Meredith in federal court on January 13.
Meredith arrived in Washington from Colorado on the day of the riot with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and an assault rifle, and the next day she texted her acquaintances saying she wanted to shoot or run over Pelosi, authorities alleged in LA records. federal court.
He was charged with making interstate threats to Pelosi and possession of an unregistered firearm.
In court documents, the FBI wrote that it found Meredith in a hotel room in Washington after receiving a tip about one of the text messages.
He had driven to Washington but was too late to attend the rally that preceded the riot, court documents say.
Meredith had sent a text message on January 6 saying she was heading to Washington with “a ton of… armor-piercing ammunition,” and another on January 7 saying she was thinking of “putting a bullet to [the head] of Pelosi on live television, "according to court documents.
On January 7, he also sent a text message about running over Pelosi, court documents read.
Meredith punctuated her messages with purple devil emojis and used derogatory slurs for women to refer to Pelosi, authorities said.
At one point, after a recipient of the text messages raised concerns, Meredith responded, 'Lol, I'm just having fun,' ”the court documents read.
Meredith let the FBI search her hotel room, phone, truck, and trailer.
In the trailer, officers found three weapons - a Glock 19, a 9mm pistol and an assault rifle - and "approximately hundreds of rounds of ammunition," court documents say.
Meredith was due to appear in court on January 13.
CNN's attempts to reach Meredith's attorney for comment were not immediately successful.
Eric Gavelek Munchel
Authorities say they believe this photo shows Eric Munchel on camera on the Senate floor on January 6.
Munchel, from Tennessee, was identified as the man seen in photos and videos inside the Capitol with paramilitary gear and plastic bras, an item in a holster on his right hip, and a cell phone mounted on his chest with the camera facing. outside, according to an affidavit in the criminal complaint filed against him in the United States District Court in Washington.
He was arrested on January 10 in Tennessee.
He was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any building or restricted land without legal authority, and of violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds.
Eric Munchel.
Munchel had been arrested for the first time by police on January 6 because he was carrying a taser gun while attending the rally, and he told them it was to protect himself, according to his indictment documents.
The FBI followed images of Munchel leaving the hotel without a mask and carrying a drink while President Donald Trump spoke with his supporters, just before the assault on the Capitol.
Nick ochs
CNN has highlighted Nick Ochs in a crowd of protesters that stormed the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress on January 6.
Ochs, the founder of Proud Boys Hawaii, was arrested Jan. 7 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, authorities said.
He was charged with one count of trespassing on buildings or restricted land and was released from jail on January 11 before his next court hearing, scheduled for January 27.
In an indictment, investigators cited a tweeted photo and an interview he did with CNN as evidence.
"Hello from the capital hahaha," Ochs tweeted on January 6, with a picture of himself smoking a cigarette in the Capitol building.
“We did not have to force entry.
I just went in and filmed, ”Ochs told CNN in an interview that night.
“There were thousands of people there, they had no control of the situation.
They did not arrest me or question me.
Ochs claimed in the interview with CNN that he was working as a professional journalist when he entered the Capitol and that he did not enter any Congressional offices or chambers.
Robert Keith Packer
Three sources told CNN that Robert Keith Packer was on Capitol Hill wearing a sweatshirt with the name of a Nazi concentration camp.
Packer, from Virginia, has been identified as a man who was inside the Capitol with a sweatshirt stamped with the phrase "Camp Auschwitz," according to three sources who spoke to CNN.
He was arrested on the morning of January 13 in Newport News, Virginia, charged with entering the Capitol without permission and violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds, according to an arrest warrant.
Before his arrest, Packer had not responded to CNN requests for comment.
Robert Keith Packer.
An image of the sweatshirt, with the name of the Nazi concentration camp where around 1.1 million people died during World War II, caused shock and disbelief on social media.
The bottom of the sweatshirt read: "Work brings freedom," which is the rough translation of the phrase "Arbeit macht frei" that was on the gates of the camp.
Brad Rukstales
The CEO of Chicago-area marketing technology firm Cogensia Rukstales violated the United States Capitol and was arrested, authorities said.
He has been charged with “knowingly entering or remaining in any building or restricted land without legal authority;
or knowingly, with the intent to obstruct government business or official functions, engage in disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds;
and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Hill, ”the Justice Department said.
Rukstales was fired from his job, according to Cogensia, whose acting executive director noted that "Rukstales's actions were inconsistent with Cogensia's core values."
Rukstales has apologized for what he called an "extremely poor moment of judgment," according to a statement posted on Twitter.
"It was the worst personal decision of my life."
"It was great to see a lot of people together in the morning and listen to the speeches, but it turned into chaos," Rukstales told CNN affiliate WBBM, admitting he was inside the Capitol.
"I had nothing to do with accusing anyone or anything or anything like that," he said.
"I was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Andrew Williams
Andrew Williams
The Florida firefighter was arrested on suspicion of illegally entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds, according to court documents, after a photo appeared of him wearing a Trump 2020 hat and pointing to a Pelosi sign inside the Capitol. .
Williams, a firefighter-paramedic with the Sanford Fire Department, appeared in federal court on Jan. 12 and was released on $ 25,000 bond, documents show.
Williams was placed on administrative leave without pay, according to a statement from the Fire Department.
Fire Chief Craig Radzak confirmed it was Williams in the photo and said Williams had been with the department as a firefighter-paramedic since October 2016.
Williams' attorney blamed Trump and the Capitol police for the attack.
"The president and the Capitol police encouraged despicable behavior," Vince Citro told CNN affiliate WESH.
Kevin Seefried
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Authorities arrested a man who was photographed in the United States Capitol last week holding a Confederate flag during a riot, according to a law enforcement official.
The law enforcement official told CNN that Delaware's Kevin Seefried has been identified as the man in the photo.
Documents of the charges were not immediately available.
CNN has reached out to the FBI for comment and is seeking more information.
- CNN's Michelle Krupa, Paul P. Murphy, Rob Kuznia, Ashley Fantz, Andy Rose, Matt Egan, Caroline Kelly, Konstantin Toropin, Raja Razek, Kay Jones, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.
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