An aspiring Texas actor was accused of using a crutch to beat a policeman during the January Capitol rebellion, according to the FBI.
Luke Coffee, 41, faces charges of assaulting a federal police officer with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct on Capitol Hill for participating in a turbulent mob that broke into the building on January 6, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Beast.
Coffee was identified as the man seen in videos wearing a cowboy hat, camouflage jacket and blue bandana while carrying a crutch on the Capitol steps, the complaint said.
He can also be seen holding the object over his head before attacking a crowd of DC and Capitol police, according to the FBI.
The complaint further alleged that he hit a policeman on the chest and head with a crutch, and that the gun was then passed between protesters, who used it to attack other police officers.
Coffee’s social media pages show that he is a supporter of Donald Trump and believes in QAnon’s conspiracy theories.
The day before the riot, Coffee said in a YouTube video that “Hell is going to explode tomorrow,” reported the Daily Beast.
After the riot, Coffee continued his online speeches, saying, “I was ready to die last night. We thought we were, we were totally poisoned. And I literally thought I was dying from gas as if I were in Nazi Germany, a Jew dying from gas. Okay, ”according to the Dallas Central Track news agency.
The cafe has appeared on several TV shows, including “Murder Made Me Famous”, “Friday Night Lights”, “Las Vegas” and others, says its IMDB page.
The Justice Department accused more than 200 people of invading the Capitol during an uprising that left five dead, including a Capitol police officer.