Missouri man charged in Capitol riot
St. Louis (KMOV ) Federal agents and local law enforcement officers on Thursday were seen at the home of a Lake St. Louis man believed to have taken part in the Capitol riot in Washington D.C. on January 6.
News 4 first reported about the man – seen in photos and videos inside the Capitol wearing a Blues hat – in January.
The man has been identified as Paul Scott Westover, 52, and he appeared in an initial arraignment Thursday afternoon.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he is charged with obstructing, impeding, or interfering with law enforcement officer, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricting building or grounds, disorderly conduct which impedes the conduct of government business and disruptive conduct in the Capitol buildings.
FBI raids Lake St. Louis home of man charged in Capitol riots, St. Louis County man also charged
Paul Scott Westover was charged with one felony and three misdemeanors in court Thursday afternoon. All charges are related to the riots at the U.S. Capitol Author: Sara Machi, Casey Nolen, Dori Olmos Published: 1:57 PM CST February 4, 2021 Updated: 10:18 AM CST February 5, 2021
LAKE ST LOUIS, Mo. Agents from the FBI St. Louis office swarmed a home in Lake St. Louis Thursday morning belonging to a man now charged for his suspected involvement in the Capitol riots. He was one of two men in the St. Louis area charged in connection with the riots Thursday.