An Ohio man was found guilty of several felonious and misdemeanor charges stemming from the violent Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the U.S. Capitol building.
According to the Department of Justice, Dustin Byron Thompson was convicted on April 14 on one count of felonious obstruction of an official proceeding and five other misdemeanor offenses, including theft of government property and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, following a trial in Washington, D.C.during a joint Congressional session to approve the presidential electoral votes in favor of Joe Biden and stole and stole an ornate coat rack, federal investigators said.
The Department of Justice said Thompson also shared a photo and video of himself posing with the coat rack and a video of himself inside a ransacked office.Thompson was stopped by Capitol police while waiting for an Uber nearby, but he was able to escape, leaving the coat rack behind.Sentencing for Thompson is scheduled for July 20, 2022.Co-defendant Robert Anthony Lyon stopped by Capitol police
Nearly 800 individuals from all 50 states have been arrested since Jan. 2021 in connection to the Capitol breach.
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