Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, West Virginia, were arrested Sunday. They were each charged with nine counts of assaulting Sicknick, including three counts of assaulting an officer of the United States with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to injure an officer and physical violence on restricted grounds.
A photo of the fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick is seen as people wait for his remainsto arrive to lay in honor in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington, DC.Capitol Police issued a statement saying the investigation into Sicknick’s death continues and that the agency would comment when it is complete.
An unidentified FBI agent swore in charging documents that Khater and Tanios were "working together to assault law enforcement officers with an unknown chemical substance by spraying officers directly in the face and eyes." Tanios was identified in part by wearing a shirt with a “Sandwich University” logo for his sandwich shop, according to the charging document. He was issued the trademark “King of the Fat Sandwich” in 2016, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.