The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday released footage of some of the “most violent” perpetrators in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, including a rioter who used an electric prod on officers.
One video appears to show a man wielding a baton-like electrical device and attempting to shock law enforcement with it, while the police deployed their own Tasers to stop the suspect’s advances. Another clip showed a violent demonstrator attempting to rip off an officer’s gas mask while he was pinned in a doorway.
Footage further revealed a rioter emptying a canister of pepper spray at a crowd of law enforcement, while another punched an officer in the helmet, and a third wailed on riot police with a stick. The suspected perpetrators were also seen jabbing, striking, and pushing uniformed police personnel, while another emptied a fire extinguisher from an elevated position.
Those depicted in the videos have yet to be apprehended, according to the FBI.
“[The rioters] are captured on video committing appalling crimes,” assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Steven D’Antuono, said. “Today, I am again asking for your help to identify the perpetrators of some of the most egregious assaults on law enforcement officers. To assist in identifying these subjects, we have compiled and released videos of 10 of the most violent offenders. These individuals are responsible for assaults on law enforcement officers who were protecting the Capitol and our Democratic process on Jan. 6.
The bureau added that it has apprehended more than 300 people in connection to the violence, 65 of which were charged for assaulting officers.
On Wednesday, Robert Scott Palmer was arrested in Florida after he was purportedly seen on video wielding a fire extinguisher against officers during the siege. His arrest follows the Monday apprehensions of Julian Elie Khater and George Pierre Tanios, both of whom were accused of deploying an unknown chemical irritant against officer Brian Sicknick, who has since died.
Early reports said officials believed that Sicknick was killed after being struck by a fire extinguisher, although speculation swirled after authorities refused to release his official cause of death. Sicknick received the rare tribute of lying in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before his cremated remains were sent to Arlington National Cemetery to be laid to rest.
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Four others died during the siege of Congress as lawmakers worked to affirm President Biden’s 2020 election victory. Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and Trump supporter, was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer while she attempted to climb through a window into the Speaker’s Lobby. Three others died from “medical emergencies,” according to officials. Two other Capitol Police officers who responded to the riot later died by suicide, according to local police.
