A man from Baltimore has been arrested and charged for his involvement in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.Narayana Rheiner, 40, of Baltimore, was arrested yesterday on charges stemming from the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.Rheiner is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder and related offenses. He was arrested in Baltimore and made his initial appearance Thursday in the District of Columbia. According to court documents, Rheiner was among rioters at the front of a police line on Jan. 6. He waved others to come forward toward the line as he and others said to “push up.” He made contact with officers with his arm and then grabbed an officer’s riot shield and attempted to pull it away. Rheiner later went inside the Capitol, telling officers to “stand down and go home.”The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Rheiner as No. 384 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.
A man from Baltimore has been arrested and charged for his involvement in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Narayana Rheiner, 40, of Baltimore, was arrested yesterday on charges stemming from the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Rheiner is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder and related offenses. He was arrested in Baltimore and made his initial appearance Thursday in the District of Columbia.
According to court documents, Rheiner was among rioters at the front of a police line on Jan. 6. He waved others to come forward toward the line as he and others said to “push up.” He made contact with officers with his arm and then grabbed an officer’s riot shield and attempted to pull it away. Rheiner later went inside the Capitol, telling officers to “stand down and go home.”
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Rheiner as No. 384 in its seeking information photos. Valuable assistance was provided by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police.
