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He deployed in 2003 then joined capitol police in 2008. battling an enemy, i thought i was -- that was my life. there is going to be a slaughter inside . >> what i said to her, i'm okay. i couldn't hug her.
Them. and we weren't. so, they turned against us. it's very scary. because i -- i thought i was going to lose my life right there. >> reporter: some of the most horrific video shows sergeant gonell steps from daniel hodges caught in a doorway. >> i could hear my fellow officer screaming. the agony in some of them. all i could think was we can't let these people in. there's going to be a slaughter inside. >> sergeant gonell came forward, on his own. not to speak for the department. he said he couldn't stay silent, anymore, about what happened on january 6th. and here he is, live, this evening. ...
Because i -- i thought i was going to lose my life right there. >> some of the most horrific video shows sergeant gonell steps from daniel hodges caught in a doorway. >> i could hear my fellow officers screaming, the agony in some of them. all i could think is we can't let these people in. there is going to be a slaughter inside. >> sergeant gonell came forward on his own. not to speak for the department. he said he couldn't stay silent anymore about what happened on january 6. and here he is live this evening. i'm going to talk to him after the break. 100% online wouldn't work. but we went to...
>> i could hear my fellow officer screaming, the agony in some of them. all i could think was we can't let these people in. there's going to be a slaughter inside. >> reporter: rioters beat sergeant gonell so badly they cut his hand and he needed foot surgery, while he depended off the attack outside officer byron evans locked down areas inside the capitol and evacuated senators. did you ever think this might be a life or death situation for you? >> i remember specifically thinking it when i was on the floor. i remember thinking all this stuff like, byron, this is the day. all those times you'...
They thought we were there for them. and we weren't. so they turned against us. it's very scary. because i thought i was going to lose my life right there. i could hear my fellow officers screaming, the agony in some of them. all i could think was we can't let these people in. there's going to be a slaughter inside. >> reporter: obviously, so physically demanding. the emotional trauma still lingers. he still struggling. he says some days are better than other days. the jim and poppy, he started his day that day at 4:00 a.m. he got to the capitol 5:00 a.m. did he not return home until 3:00 a.m....