A Warren man is among three Ohioans charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump Jan. 6, the day the joint session of Congress was interrupted during the Electoral College vote count when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Stephen M. Ayres, 38, of Warren, was arrested Monday, after tips, including at least one from Ayres’ family member, led FBI agents to social media posts in which investigators said he and another man had identified themselves by his first and last names. The other man, who was not identified in the affidavit, stated that he and Ayres “walked right into the Capitol building” after antifa “breached the door” so it was left open. The video was recorded later in the day Jan. 6, reportedly in a D.C. hotel room.
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This image provided by the FBI, taken from a video security camera in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, shows a man wearing a Trump 2020 winter cap and a bulletproof vest beside a wooden coat rack, standing among other rioters. The FBI identified the man as Dustin Thompson. Thompson was among three Ohioans charged recently with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. A Warren man also was charged in the breach.
A Warren man is among three Ohioans charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, the day the joint session of Congress was interrupted during the Electoral College vote count when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Jan 26, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.
In northeastern Ohio, the FBI on Monday arrested Stephen Ayres for breaching the Capitol based on Facebook posts he made before, during and after Jan. 6 and an identification by an unnamed family member.
Ayres and an unnamed man in a video posted to Facebook discuss how police escorted them from one end of the Capitol to the other, according to a criminal complaint.
Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.
The Associated Press
This image provided by the FBI taken from a video security camera in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, shows a man wearing a Trump 2020 winter cap and a bullet proof vest beside a wooden coat rack, standing among other rioters. The FBI identified the man as Dustin Thompson. Federal authorities say Thompson illegally entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and while he was there stole the coat rack. (The FBI via AP)
COLUMBUS Three more Ohioans have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, including one man accused of stealing a coat rack while he was in the building.