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Feds Arrest Man Who Allegedly Pinned Officer In Door Jam During U.S. Capitol Riot

Jeffrey Cawood
Feds Arrest Man Who Allegedly Pinned Officer In Door Jam During U.S. Capitol Riot
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Federal authorities announced on Wednesday that a man captured on video allegedly using a police riot shield to pin an officer in a door jam during the siege on the U.S. Capitol has been identified, arrested, and charged for his role in the January 6 breach.

Patrick Edward McCaughey III, 23, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was arrested in South Salem, New York, on Tuesday and charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees; civil disorder; entering a restricted building or grounds, and violent entry or disorderly conduct.

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