Dozens charged so far in DC unrest; more serious charges possible Posted on More than 6,000 National Guard members from D.C. and elsewhere were mobilized, and a 7-foot tall fence was erected around the U.S. Capitol in response to Wednesday’s unrest, which D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called “acts of domestic terrorism.” On Thursday afternoon, acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Michael Sherwin said his office so far this week has charged dozens of people in relation to unrest in the District. That includes 40 cases in D.C. Superior Court, relating to unlawful entry and weapons charges. Some of those cases are from earlier in the week, Sherwin said.