An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he also allegedly pushed an Associated Press photographer over a wall.
FILE - The affidavit in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant for Benjamen Scott Burlew is photographed Aug. 24, 2021. Berlew of Miami, Okla., is seen on video allegedly pushing Associated Press photographer John Minchillo over a wall outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Burlew has pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he also allegedly pushed the AP photographer over a wall.
“Today, he accepted responsibility for conduct, acknowledging it was criminal in nature,” Jenkins said after the hearing. Burlew also was charged with assaulting the AP photographer by grabbing, dragging and ultimately pushing him over a low stone wall outside the Capitol. Other rioters have been charged with assaulting the same photographer, who was documenting the attack by a mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters.
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