Brad Rukstales, CEO of marketing technology company Cogensia, apologized for what he called an “extremely poor judgment time”.
Cogensia, based in the Schaumburg suburb of Chicago, sought to distance itself from its CEO, who the company said was dismissed.
Neither Rukstales nor Cogensia were available for further comment. The US Capitol Police did not respond to a request for comment to confirm the arrest.
“Without qualification and as a peaceful and law-abiding citizen, I condemn the violence and destruction that has occurred in Washington,” said Rukstales in his statement.
The CEO of Cogensia said that after the rally in Washington, he “followed hundreds of others through a set of open doors to the Capitol building to see what was going on inside.”
Rukstales said he was arrested and charged with illegal entry.
“My decision to enter the Capitol was wrong and I deeply regret doing so,” he said.
“While we support the right of all employees to the peaceful and legal exercise of freedom of expression, any employee who demonstrates dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others will no longer have a job opportunity at Navistar Direct Marketing,” the company said in a statement provided to CNN.