A Texas man was arrested on Wednesday on felony and misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The 41-year-old Wautaga man faces multiple felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and obstruction of law enforcement, as well as additional misdemeanor offenses.
Authorities say Mr. McMahan was wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap with the word “God” written at the top in black marker when he was spotted on video among the crowd of rioters trespassing on the Capitol grounds.
He was allegedly at the front of a group of rioters who confronted Capital officers and appeared to “initiate four separate physical encounters with four different officers,” according to court documents.
Mr. McMahan is accused of entering the U.S. Capitol building through the east doors. The documents say he stopped briefly in the Rotunda lobby near the east stairs, where he spoke with a group of people.
One minute later, he entered the Rotunda and made a phone call. He then left but returned to the same area. While there, he spoke with people wearing ballistic helmets and vests.
At approximately 3:02 p.m., Mr. McMahan signaled others to join in at the Rotunda door, where police were stationed.
Mr. McMahan was allegedly captured on camera pushing back and forth against an officer outside a Capitol door before going into the building.
“While being pushed back by one officer, McMahon attempted to swat at another officer,” the DOJ said. “Eventually, he grabbed the fingers of one of the officers, appearing to crush them in his hand, as captured by a photographer and body camera footage.”
Less than 20 minutes later, Mr. McMahan left the Rotunda and reentered the Rotunda Lobby, where he exchanged words with another officer and swatted his arm.
“In a publicly available video, McMahan tells one officer, ‘You’re a traitor,’ shortly before exiting the Capitol,” according to the documents.
‘Corruption, Abuse, and Tyranny’
In the days after Jan. 6, Mr. McMahan allegedly shared on social media his participation in the events that occurred that day.“I was there along with thousands of Patriots young, old, mean [sic], and women of all races wanting to take back our House from the corrupt government. For those who think we went in because of Trump is [sic] uninformed,” he wrote, according to the DOJ. “We, the people, are the ones that need to rid our government of corruption, abuse, and tyranny!”
A person at a phone number listed for Mr. McMahan, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed to The Epoch Times that Mr. McMahan, who works in Dallas, was at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Conservative Actor Arrested
Last week, conservative actor Siaka Massaquoi was arrested by the FBI in Monterey Park, California, in connection to the events on Jan. 6.Mr. Massaquoi had just returned home from a movie premiere for The Daily Wire’s Lady Ballers, in Nashville, Tennessee, with his pregnant wife, Charlotte Massaquoi, when he was taken into custody on Nov. 30, The Epoch Times reported.
In 2021, the FBI reportedly raided Mr. Massaquoi’s home.
“This family has been through so many ups and downs,” the fundraiser description continued. “A circus would be a more appropriate term for the turmoil and unnecessary display of government overreach that they have had to endure.”
At the time of this article, the fundraiser had reached nearly $86,000 of its $115,000 goal.
The couple is expecting their first child in March.
Since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,230 people have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol. More than 440 of those arrested are charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
