Bill Dunfee, 57, was arrested on felony charges of interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding.
Federal authorities arrested an Ohio pastor Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
The FBI stated it began its investigation into Dunfee in February 2021, the month after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the formal counting of the electoral votes showing Biden won. They added that Dunfee confirmed his attendance to them in a March 2021 phone call and they received additional tips about his role over that summer., Dunfee spoke about the election during a Dec.
The Justice Department alleges that Dunfee illegally entered the Capitol grounds with a bullhorn which he used to say, “We are taking our house.” As some of the insurrectionists dispersed on the afternoon of Jan. 6, Dunfee told them, “Mission accomplished,” and replied “Hallelujah” to a fellow rioter who said, “We did it, we shut ‘em all down. We did our job.
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