- Chad Barrett Jones, 42, of Coxs Creek, Kentucky, was arrested in Louisville on Saturday, the FBI said in a press release.
- Jones is accused of breaking a window in the Capitol building moments before Ashli Babbitt was shot dead during the uprising earlier this month.
- He is facing several charges, including assaulting a federal official, destruction of government property, obstruction of justice, illegal entry into restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
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A Kentucky man who is accused of breaking a window in the Capitol building moments before Ashli Babbitt was shot dead during the uprising earlier this month was arrested.
Chad Barrett Jones, 42, of Coxs Creek, Kentucky, was arrested in Louisville on Saturday and charged with assaulting a federal official, destruction of government property, obstruction of justice, illegal entry into restricted buildings or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol land, the FBI said in a press release.
According to an FBI indictment, Jones broke a window near the Speaker Hall of the Chamber that Babbitt tried to climb when he was shot dead.
The statement quotes a video from the Washington Post, claiming that Jones can be seen knocking on a door to the glass panels in the lobby with what appeared to be a wooden mast.
The crowd around the man can be heard shouting “Break it down” and “let’s go —— go!” as it hit the glass, the FBI said.
Seconds after the glass panel was broken, Babbitt, 35, was shot by a police officer while trying to pass him to enter the lobby.
Babbitt and four others died in the Capitol riot, which was carried out by supporters of President Donald Trump who invaded the building while Congress debated the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 elections won by President-elect Joe Biden.
FBI Special Agent Javier Gonzalez said in the statement that a witness identified Jones through a complaint to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center.
The witness said Jones was a relative who told him that he traveled to Washington DC and used a flagpole holding a Trump support flag to break the Capitol window.
Another person, who identified himself as a friend of Jones, told the FBI that Jones called him after seeing himself on the news and called himself an idiot, according to the statement.
Jones is due to appear in court on January 19.