2 Missouri Men Charged With Assaulting Police Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

2 Missouri Men Charged With Assaulting Police Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A lone supporter of President Donald Trump stands on the steps to the U.S. Capitol below a line of police on Jan. 6, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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Two Missouri men have been charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the Department of Justice.

Jared Luther Owens, 41, of Farmington, Missouri, and Jason William Wallis, 49, of St. Clair, Missouri, were charged in a criminal complaint filed in Washington, D.C., on Monday with obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and assault on law enforcement with a deadly or dangerous weapon, both of which are felonies.

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