Arlington man arrested, accused of assaulting U.S. Capitol police officer during Jan. 6th riot
Jason Farris, 44, is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; obstructing, impeding, or interfering with officers during a civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; and physical violence in a restricted building or grounds.
Farris was arrested Wednesday and was expected to make his initial court appearance in the Northern District of Texas on the same day. Court documents detailing the events on Jan. 6, 2021, state that Farris was at the front of a mob on the north side of the Lower West Plaza of the Capitol building.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersAccording to prosecutors, at 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 6, Farris berated and started to get physical with police officers. Shortly after, other rioters tried to grab the bicycle racks and pull them away from officers.
Farris then shoved a U.S. Capitol Police officer, who was holding onto the rack, to the ground. This allowed other rioters to pull the bicycle rack away from the police. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counter-terrorism Section. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas has been assisting with the case.
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