Indiana couple charged with felony, misdemeanors for 2021 breach of U.S. Capitol
On March 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office out of Washington D.C. announced that a married couple from Brownsburg, Indiana, has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Arthur Reyher, 38, and Jessica Reyher, 38, were each charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder, a felony, and related misdemeanor offenses. The Reyhers were arrested Wednesday in Indiana.
According to court documents, on January 6, 2021, the Reyhers were among those other rioters who repeatedly engaged in violence against law enforcement officers guarding the Capitol. The couple participated in the confrontation with law enforcement officers in the Lower West Terrace and tunnel areas of the Capitol. They entered the tunnel on the Lower West Terrace at approximately 2:43 p.m., making their way into the mob of rioters who were coordinating pushes against police officers.
The Reyhers entered the tunnel three separate times to assist in the collective pushes against police officers as the rioters tried to gain access to the Capitol building. While the Reyhers joined in collective pushes, one police officer screamed in pain as the weight of the rioters’ pushes pinned him between a shield and a door.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana. The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Indianapolis Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the 26 months since January 6, 2021, more than 999 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, more than 320 individuals are charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
For more on the Reyhers being arrested and charged for their parts in the Capitol riot, see the video accompanying this article.
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