Capitol rioter aimed âto take hostages,â prosecutor says By JAKE BLEIBERG The Associated Press,Updated January 14, 2021, 9:28 p.m. Email to a Friend Retired Air Force officer Larry Rendall Brock Jr.Vernon Bryant/Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas â A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the US Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended âto take hostages,â a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday. âHe means to take hostages. He means to kidnap, restrain, perhaps try, perhaps execute members of the US government,â Assistant US Attorney Jay Weimer said of retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. without providing specifics.