Home state: Pennsylvania
Charges
Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and obstruction of an official proceeding
What happened
Vorous posted a photo on Facebook of himself inside the Capitol, standing in front of a bust of Abraham Lincoln, wearing a T-shirt that read NOT TODAY LIBERAL in white letters, while holding a red, white and blue cowboy hat, according to court documents. When Vorous posted the photo, according to the FBI, he asked if it looked staged and added: I promise the beanbags were real the mase [sic] is still burning on me aft a shower and 6hrs, the gas was real the flash grenades were also real.
Security was exceptionally tight at the Capitol on Wednesday, with shocking images of massed National Guard troops, secure perimeters around the complex and metal-detector screenings required for lawmakers entering the
About 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say
at 12:05 pm NPR
Local and federal security officials expect about 20,000 National Guard members to be involved in securing the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next week.
Updated 3:15 p.m. ET I think you can expect to see somewhere upwards of beyond 20,000 members of the National Guard that will be here in the footprint of the District of Columbia, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday.
It represents an uptick in National Guard troops that will be deployed to the area. Army Times reported earlier this week that the Pentagon had authorized 15,000 National Guard members to be sent to the District for the inauguration.
Capitol mob members could face more serious charges, prison time, as investigation unfolds Nick Penzenstadler, Josh Salman and Katie Wedell, USA TODAY
FBI officials on investigations into Capitol riots: We ve already charged over 70 cases
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With a growing number of arrests and charges related to last week s storming of the U.S. Capitol, multiple law enforcement agencies are building a sprawling investigation into who participated in the violence that claimed at least five lives and sent fearful lawmakers into hiding.
Nearly 100 people have been arrested for their roles in the attack carried out by thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters or in unrest surrounding the Capitol that day. Many face lesser charges such as unlawful entry, disorderly conduct and defacing public property. Only a few have been accused of more serious crimes, such as felony violations of the Riot Act.
With a growing number of arrests and charges related to last week s storming of the U.S. Capitol, multiple law enforcement agencies are building a sprawling investigation into who participated in the violence that claimed at least five lives and sent fearful lawmakers into hiding.
Nearly 100 people have been arrested for their roles in the attack carried out by thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters or in unrest surrounding the Capitol that day. Many face lesser charges such as unlawful entry, disorderly conduct and defacing public property. Only a few have been accused of more serious crimes, such as felony violations of the Riot Act.