Chicago area man charged spraying was spray during Capitol riot
CHICAGO -- A man from southwest suburban Chicago was arrested Thursday on charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer while participating in the U.S. Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6 , 2021. William Lewis , 57, sprayed wasp and hornet spray at police officers during the riot, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.Lewis was charged in a criminal complaint with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder .
will make his initial court appearance at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago.Prosecutors said Lewis participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and deployed wasp and hornet spray at law enforcement officers three different times on the West Plaza of the Capitol. He then threw the empty canister of wasp and hornet spray at the officers, prosecutors said.Lewis then advanced to the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol grounds, where the inauguration stage was being assembled.
Chicago Suburban Arrest Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer Capitol Insurrection Jan. 6 2021 William Lewis Spray Police Officers Riot U.S. Attorney's Office District Of Columbia Criminal Complaint Felony Resisting Impeding Civil Disorder
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