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Ryan Swoope, 29, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during a Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Lake County man admitted Thursday to pepper-spraying police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.University Hospitals
police officer Saul Llamas and Llamas’ girlfriend, Jordan Siemers, went to the Capitol on Jan. 6 and attended then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally in which he urged people to “fight like hell” to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election as president.Swoope joined several others inside the Senate Spouse’s Lounge, where he shouted “Whose house? Our house!” with others.
Swoope, wearing a red Make America Great Again winter cap, walked outside the building and stood near its north door as officers yelled for the crowd to leave. The crowd pushed through the line of officers into the building, and Swoope joined in, according to court records. He pulled out a can of chemical spray and doused a line of officers.
Body-camera video showed a U.S. Capitol police sergeant coughing and struggling after the chemicals hit his face, according to court records.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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