Winnemucca man arrested on charges arising from US Capitol attack

Federal authorities person arrested a Northern Nevada antheral they allege attacked constabulary aft entering the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 6 arsenic lawmakers worked to certify the statesmanlike election, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

Winnemucca nonmigratory Josiah Kenyon, 34, was taken into custody Wednesday successful Reno, officials wrote successful a quality release. He remained jailed pursuing a tribunal quality Friday.

Kenyon is facing counts of engaging successful carnal unit successful a restricted gathering oregon grounds, civilian upset and assaulting, resisting oregon impeding officers with a unsafe weapon, the merchandise said.

Kenyon, who was dressed arsenic “Jack Skellington” from the “Nightmare Before Christmas” movie, entered the national gathering soon earlier 3 p.m. and exited 25 minutes later, the merchandise said.

Once outside, helium allegedly tried to interruption a model by pounding connected it with a closed fist and a emblem pole, the merchandise said.

He is besides accused of attacking officers with a array limb with a “protruding nail” and throwing a ample portion of integrative astatine them, the merchandise said.

Nationwide, much than 675 radical person been arrested for their alleged information successful the riot, including much than 210 of them person been charged with assaulting oregon impeding instrumentality enforcement officers.

Two of those were arrested successful Southern Nevada.

Ronald Sandlin of Memphis and Nathaniel DeGrave were arrested successful Las Vegas this twelvemonth and stay successful the District of Columbia jailhouse connected national charges that see battle and disrupting authoritative proceedings.

Both person pleaded not blameworthy and are awaiting trial

More than 210 of them person been charged with assaulting oregon impeding instrumentality enforcement since the probe began, the merchandise said.

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