A Palm Coast man is one of five Florida men arrested for actions in the January 6th Capitol insurrection.
Johnathan Rockholt, 38, is charged with interfering with a law officer during civil disorder, a felony. Benjamin Cole, 38, of Leesburg, John Crowley, 50, of Windermere, Tyler Bensch, 20, of Casselberry and Brian Preller, 33, of Mount Dora were also charged.
According to court documents, the five men self-identified as members of the “B Squad,” a subgroup of a militia-style, Florida based organization known as the “Guardians of Freedom,” which adheres to the ideology of the “Three Percenters.” They traveled to Washington, D.C., with others in the “B Squad” and stayed at a hotel on Jan. 5, 2021. On Jan. 6, the five defendants were among those illegally gathered on the Capitol grounds. Cole wore a tactical vest.
Once officers finally were able to repel Cole, Preller, Crowley, Rockholt, and others from the tunnel, Rockholt picked up a clear riot shield with a Capitol Police seal before leaving the area. Bensch, meanwhile, used one of his chemical irritants to spray the face of an individual who was an unknown member of the crowd, even though that person posed no threat to him.The Palm Coast man made an appearance in federal court in Orlando Wednesday.
The case has been transferred to federal court in Washington D.C. Nine people from Northeast Florida have been arrested for their role in the January 6 insurrection.
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