A retired firefighter from Chester, Pennsylvania is accused of being the man seen on video throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the Capitol during the riot in Washington, D.C. last week, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
Officials in Washington DC heighten security measures following last week s Capitol siege, desperately hoping to secure area the area in the days leading up to and during January 20, which is Inauguration Day.
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All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.
There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. The U.S. Capitol, which proved such a soft target last week, was visible only through lines of tall, black fence.