One of the defendants included a Republican West Virginia state legislator who shot a Facebook Live video of himself entering the Capitol.
American officials announced on Friday that Derrick Evans, a member of the state’s House of Delegates and a supporter of Trump, has been accused of entering a restricted area of the Capitol and disorderly conduct. If convicted, Evans faces up to a year and a half in prison.
The Justice Department also announced federal charges against 13 other individuals on Friday, including an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting with his feet up on Pelosi’s desk.
Richard Barnett, 60, was arrested and charged with entering a restricted area, disorderly conduct on Capitol land and theft of public property.
FBI agents are investigating whether some of the protesters, who were seen with ties and firearms, entered the Capitol with the intention of killing or capturing lawmakers, according to the Washington Post.
The disturbances resulted in the deaths of at least five people, including US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Federal prosecutors have announced that they will open an investigation into Sicknick’s death.