Federal prosecutors say two men have been arrested in Indiana and Illinois in connection with the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021
Two men in Indiana and Illinois were arrested this week and accused of separately assaulting peace officers with a flag pole and wasp spray during the Jan. 6 , 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol , federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Troy Allen Koen , 53, of Brownsburg , Indiana , faces federal felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, destruction of government property and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder , the District of Columbia U.S.
Authorities allege Koen and others “violently seized” a second police barricade causing one officer to be dragged to the ground. Court documents said law enforcement then retreated into an entryway tunnel near the Lower West Terrace behind locked glass doors. The documents included what investigators said are pictures of Koen holding a flagpole with two flags attached — one reading “Trump 2020” and the other a confederate flag.
Indiana Illinois Assault Peace Officers Flag Pole Wasp Spray Jan. 6 2021 Riot U.S. Capitol Federal Prosecutors Troy Allen Koen Brownsburg Federal Felony Charges Destruction Of Government Property Obstruction Of Law Enforcement Civil Disorder
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