Nicholas Languerand mugshot: FBI
Staff Report –
A right-wing Trump supporter from South Carolina was arrested and charged last week for assaulting police officers and destroying government property during the Capitol insurrection on January 6, according to a press release just out from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The department unsealed a complaint this week against Nicholas Languerand, 26, of Little River, South Carolina, for in involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach.
Languerand was arrested on April 15th and made his initial appearance in the District Court of South Carolina. He is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer using a dangerous weapon; civil disorder and aiding and abetting; theft of government property and aiding and abetting; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority using a dangerous weapon; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
According to court documents, Languerand was involved in attempts to interfere with uniformed police who were on duty protecting the Capitol building from rioters. As depicted in publicly available video and photos reviewed by the FBI, Languerand can be seen in the Lower West Terrace tunnel throwing a variety of objects at law enforcement, including what appears to be a traffic barrier, a can of pepper spray and a stick-like object. At approximately 5:02 p.m., Languerand was captured on video holding a police shield and hitting it against the ground.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Counterterrorism Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, along with the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police. Valuable assistance in this matter was provided by the FBI’s Columbia, South Carolina, Field Office.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
