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Rioter Charged With Assaulting Officer In Incident Captured On Viral Video

Investigators allege it was Connecticut resident Patrick Edward McCaughey III who pinned an officer against a door during the Capitol riot. Video of the officer being crushed quickly went viral.
Police shields lean against a wall at the U.S. Capitol on January 11, in Washington, DC. Federal prosecutors are accusing Patrick Edward McCaughey III of using a similar shield to pin an officer against a door during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol building.

A Connecticut man has been charged with assaulting an officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol in an incident captured on video and shared widely on social media.

Patrick Edward McCaughey III was charged on Tuesday with assaulting an officer, civil disorder, entering restricted grounds and disorderly conduct, the. They said he would presented in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday before appearing in Washington, D.C., where he was charged.

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