pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. The mob made me do it: Capitol rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault This May 20, 2021, photo shows the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint and arrest warrant for Christopher Ray Grinder. At least a dozen people charged in the Jan. 6 riot have cited crowd psychology to explain their out-of-character behavior or have claimed they became trapped in the flow of the crowd and were carried against their will into the Capitol. Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of rioting. But he got caught up in the mob of angry President Donald Trump supporters as it surged into the U.S. Capitol, breaking through police barriers and smashing through doors. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)