From the U.S. Attorney in Central Illinois:
Illinois Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement, and First to be Arrested for Assault on Members of News Media during Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Defendant Tripped and Pushed Officer to the Ground, Breached Media Staging Area and Tackled Cameraman
Note: A full copy of the charging document can be viewed here.
WASHINGTON — An Illinois man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 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.
Shane Jason Woods, 43, of Auburn, is charged with federal offenses that include assault on a law enforcement officer; assault in special maritime and territorial jurisdiction; and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, among other charges. Woods will make his initial court appearance in the Central District of Illinois on June 24 at 4:30 p.m. EST.
According to court documents, Woods was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a large crowd of protesters who were congregated on the lower west terrace in the northwest corner of the building.
Around 2:10 p.m., a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer was one among several sprayed with bear mace, which obstructed her vision.
As the officer tried to pursue the individual who sprayed the bear mace, Woods can be seen in publicly available video running toward her.
He then tripped the officer and pushed her to the ground.
At approximately 4:50 p.m., a large crowd made its way to a media staging area that was set up outside the northeast corner of the U.S. Capitol grounds.
As individuals stormed past metal barricades, media members were forced to flee the area before recovering all of their cameras and equipment.
As depicted in several publicly posted videos and images, Woods gathered in the vicinity of the media staging area around 5 p.m. where several protestors were yelling and spitting at members of the news media near a pushed-over fence next to the staging area.
Moments later, Woods climbed over the toppled fence and participated in the assault on the media equipment.
Woods can be seen walking around the piled media equipment, as well as picking up and tossing some of it.
He was also observed walking closely around a cameraman.
As depicted in publicly available video, Woods then ran into and tackled the cameraman, causing him to fall and drop his camera.
The 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 Central District of Illinois.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, who identified Woods as #238 in its seeking information photos, with significant assistance provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and FBI’s Springfield Field Office.
In the 150 days since Jan. 6, approximately 465 individuals have been arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, including over 130 individuals 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.
The charges contained in any criminal complaint or indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Shame on the FBI. It’s nothing but oppressive and secret police. This is all being done to cow people into submission.
Comey should be in jail.
Wait…shame on the FBI for arresting a man that assaulted a police officer and a reporter?
Huh.
Yes, shame on the FBI-Gestapo.
Liars and rats, traitors and rabid bats.
A lot of the sheep that took the Covid jabs won’t be around in a few years. Covid has become a death cult.
Amen. Angry!
Here, moron, Alabama (get a clue!) http://mileswmathis.com/jan6.pdf
Alabama, these morons only believe in law and order when the perpetrators are anything other than white.
Look how they think Rittenhouse is a hero. Look how they cite people with the same beliefs as if they are some how authorities.
Mile Mathis, who care. he’s as big a nut job as you Cindy.
The more I read this blog, the more I’m convinced that Moving to to the left makes more sense. Thank you to all the morons on here that have opened my eyes.
Website was not accessible over last couple of days.
Was it moron/imbecile Democrats and Biden
supporters that caused this?
Don’t think so.
Pokorny, you make me ill.
Did you know you’re not supposed to be vaxed 14 times?
Who’s the moron now?
Steve Pokorny, you used to make sense’ ————what happened?
In my opinion shame on everyone who mistakes a citizen with a “political activist”.
Its really simple, a “political activist” is someone who want to change the Constitutional Republic – gun control, for example.
A citizen is someone who tells the political activist to take a hike.
Its not easy to tell with certainty who, why, in what particular case – but the baseline is pretty clear to me. The Jan. 6 event is politicized, all an any investigation is “political activism” by the FBI, by the Judges, by anyone with authority to affect the subject.
To me the FBI and everyone else involved have zero credibility regarding anything with connection to Jan. 6.
Got tired of the hate mongers, closed minded morons and religious nut jobs.
Amphenol try a little Pepto always seems to settle my stomach.
Pokorny says:
“The more I read this blog, the more I’m convinced that Moving to to the left makes more sense.”
How?
The “left” is led by nuts, goofballs and wretched people such as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, the “moderate” doofus Joe Biden, Dick Durbin and others who by their actions and policies are intent on destroying our Nation.
Such as with open borders to the south, Keystone project stopped, wall building stopped, directives for schools that will hurt our children, etc.
Does that make sense?
You old dinosaurs offer nothing anymore but hate and division, racism and closed minds.
I prefer more open minded people.
And no I do not accept everything they offer anymore than I accept the BS you and the rest of the right wing ultra conservatives have to offer.
So STFU you closed minded AH.
Go preach to someone else.
I can think for myself.
I don’t need you and the rest of the Hitler youth to validate me.
The fact is, most of us would like to work on solutions, but its difficult when you ask 10 people for a base-line, and you get 9 different answers.
Then all 10 start fighting about who is right.
Whatdayaknow, the same is happening right now…
You mean the FBI/Pelosi/deep state planned and funded false flag event?