Prosecutors allege a father-son duo dressed in tactical gear and attacked officers outside of the Capitol
- Authorities arrested a father and son on Thursday in connection to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
- Prosecutors allege Jerry Waynick, 19, and Mark Waynick, 51, attacked officers outside the Capitol.
US prosecutors have accused a father and son duo from Tennessee of assaulting police officers outside the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot while wearing tactical gear, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said in a press release.
Authorities arrested Mark Waynick, 51, and his son, Jerry Waynick, 19, in Tennessee on Thursday and charged the two with:
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and act of physical violence in a restricted building or grounds.
- Utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, engage in disorderly or disruptive conduct, and acts of physical violence in a Capitol building or grounds.
- Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder.
- Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.
According to federal court filings, prosecutors have accused the Waynicks of rushing at a wall of police officers outside of the Capitol during the riot.
Prosecutors allege that Jerry Waynick attempted to nab an officer's baton before throwing large barrier cones at the group of officers.
Prosecutors say security footage and police body cameras from the scene appear to show both Waynicks inside of the Capitol building while adorned with tactical gear.
Photos in charging documents show Jerry Waynick in tan gloves, a black vest, and a black helmet, and Mark Waynick in black gloves, a black vest, and a black helmet.
In the FBI's statement of facts court filing, agents said they identified the Waynicks through matching driver's license records and Instagram photos with surveillance footage from the Capitol riot.
More than 770 people have been charged so far in connection to the Capitol riots and at least 212 people have pleaded guilty so far.