Department of Justice Announces Four More Arrests in Capitol Insurrection

Staff Report –

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced four more arrests of Trump supporters involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection in the past week from Maryland, Tennessee, Texas and Michigan.

A Maryland man was arrested this week on charges stemming from the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes showing Joe Biden the winner in the presidential election 0f 2020.

Narayana Rheiner, 40, of Baltimore, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder and related offenses. He was arrested in Baltimore and made his initial appearance in the District of Columbia, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

According to court documents, Rheiner was among rioters at the front of a police line on Jan. 6. He waved others to come forward towards the line as he and others said to “push up.” He made contact with officers with his arm and then grabbed an officer’s riot shield and attempted to pull it away. Rheiner later went inside the Capitol, telling officers to “stand down and go home.”

This 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 Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Rheiner as #384 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.

A Tennessee man was also arrested for his involvement in the Capitol insurrection.

Joshua Lee Hernandez, also known as “Ace Hernandez,” 28, of Memphis, Tennessee, is charged in an indictment filed in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds. He was arrested in Memphis and made his initial appearance in the Western District of Tennessee, according to a press release.

According to court documents, Hernandez was among rioters who assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6 and who entered the Capitol building.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Memphis Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Hernandez as #27 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.

A Michigan man was also arrested for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Matthew Thomas Krol, 63, of Linden, Michigan, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury, civil disorder, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, and related offenses. He was arrested in Linden, Michigan, and will make his initial appearance at the Flint courthouse of the Eastern District of Michigan, according to a press release.

According to court documents, Krol is the self-professed executive officer of the Genesee County Volunteer Militia. On Jan. 6, at approximately 2:28 p.m., he pushed forward through a crowd near the Capitol Steps on the east side of the building, threw a water bottle at police officers, pulled other civilians out of his way, and attacked an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department.

He grabbed the officer, spun him around, and stole his police baton. He then held up the baton to the crowd and used it to strike other officers, including one who was holding a shield.

The case is being investigated by the FBI Detroit Field Office’s Flint Resident Agency, and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Krol as #291 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.

A Texas man was also arrested on charges stemming from the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Geoffrey Samuel Shough, 37, of Austin, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder and related offenses. He was arrested in Austin and will make his initial appearance today in the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas, according to a press release.

According to court documents, Shough was among the crowd of rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He was captured on video waving a Texas flag and wearing a jacket over what appeared to be a body armor vest, a ballistic-style helmet, goggles, and hard-knuckle gloves.

He was in a crowd outside the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:45 p.m. Minutes later, he was among the first few individuals to breach a line of uniformed U.S. Capitol Police officers attempting to keep rioters from entering. The rioters, including Shough, overwhelmed the officers and forcibly entered the building.

The case is being investigated by the FBI San Antonio Field Office’s Austin Resident Agency, and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Shough as #256 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.

In the 13 months since Jan. 6, more than 750 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including over 235 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.

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