Footage from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack shows Anthony Nolf pushing against police barricades: DOJ
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is continuing to hunt down and arrest Trump supporters who took part in the seditious conspiracy and insurrection by breaching the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested this week on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the Capitol, actions attempted to disrupt a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes showing that Republican Donald Trump was the loser in the presidential election of 2020 and that Democrat Joe Biden was the clear winner.
Anthony Nolf, 37, of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder, a felony, as well as the misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. He was arrested in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 5, and had an initial appearance in court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Heather Kepley, 36, of Millsboro, Delaware, is also named in the complaint and is charged with the misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. She was arrested the same day in Delaware and had an initial appearance in court in Delaware.
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Nolf and Kepley entered the Capitol grounds and approached the West front near the Inaugural Stage, where they assisted other rioters in moving bike racks from an area near the scaffolding that were impeding the rioters’ approach to the Capitol building. After moving one of the bike racks, the pair made their way to the Lower West Terrace and the Tunnel.
Kepley and Nolf joined other rioters in attempting to force their way past the law enforcement officers responsible for securing the Tunnel.
While inside the Tunnel, Nolf confronted and assisted the crowd in confronting the police officers that were preventing the Tunnel and the Capitol from being breached. Specifically, while inside the Tunnel, Nolf added his force, momentum, body, and effort to the other rioters in a “heave-ho” effort. This put intense aggregate pressure on the police line in front of the rioters.
Officers succeeded in repelling Nolf and Kepley and other rioters out of the Tunnel. Nolf and Kepley stood outside the Tunnel for a period of time and watched as officers cleared the Tunnel of protestors. They then walked away from the Tunnel.
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 Offices for the District of Delaware and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the 26 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,000 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 320 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
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