- Prosecutors say that a Capitol-riot suspect was accused of attacking police officers and told his girlfriend he had fun.
- Prosecutors claimed that the man had told his girlfriend that he was with others. “took”The Capitol.
- The 47-year old was also accused of spraying chemical irritants at officers.
One Capitol-riot suspect who is accused of attacking officers sent his girlfriend, concerned about the violence, a text message to let her know that the insurrection was ongoing. “so fun,”Wednesday was the day that the Justice Department made this statement.
Markus Maly, a Virginia resident was arrested Wednesday. He faces charges in connection to the January 6, 2021 insurrection including assaulting or resisting officers using dangerous weapons, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia stated in a Statement.
Prosecutors charged the 47-year old with spraying chemical irritants at officers.
Maly, the man identified by prosecutors, wore a dark jacket over a piece gray hooded clothes underneath it. He also wore sometimes a beanie with a cowboy hat. “TRUMP 2020″According to an FBI agent’s statement, the FBI cited footage of the insurrection.
The statement stated that Maly exited a tunnel with a police riot shield around the Capitol’s lower west-facing door.
According to the FBI Maly was a lover of his girlfriend. “We took the fuckin capital,”It was also enhanced with additional information “was so fun”After she stated that she was worried about violence during the riot,
Prosecutors allege Maly sent a message to another person, and that he told them he “stood his ground”During the insurrection, against the police “went back for seconds and thirds even”
“There were lots of pissed off patrios there and we wanted our voices to be heard. I myself one of them. We were there to support President Trump and the voting process. A voting process that was hijacked and stolen from us,”According to court documents, Maly commented on a Facebook post the day following the riot.
Maly’s next court appearance has not been scheduled. His attorney declined to comment.
According to an FBI agent’s affidavit, Maly was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department. They had told the FBI that Maly could have been the man seen in photos of the insurrection at the FBI’s information-seeking site.
Internet sleuths identified him as “#JohnSprayne,”According to the statement.
According to the statement, FBI had reviewed photos from Maly’s previous bookings and matched them with photos of the rioter.
More than 760 people were arrested in connection to the pro-Trump mob’s attack on the Capitol a year ago. In connection with the insurrection, at least 178 people have pleaded guilty.