Arizona man charged with assaulting officers, other illegal acts during Jan. 6 US Capitol breach
Dec 19, 2024, 10:00 AM
A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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PHOENIX — Nearing the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, federal prosecutors announced that a 35-year-old Arizona man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement and other illegal activity related to the event.
David Caleb Crosby was arrested by the FBI in Phoenix after he turned himself in Tuesday and was set to make his initial appearance in a District of Arizona courtroom, according to the Department of Justice.
In a criminal complaint filed in Washington D.C., the Phoenix resident faces charges on the following counts for his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021:
- Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers.
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds.
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds.
- Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds.
- Engaging in an act of physical violence in the grounds or any of the Capitol buildings.
What evidence was used to charge the Arizona man with crimes related to Jan. 6?
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Court documents and video revealed Crosby “repeatedly” pushed back a line of officers near the Capitol’s lower west plaza despite being ordered to stop.
Two Metropolitan police officers initially sprayed Crosby with “chemical irritants” but they were unsuccessful in deterring him. The officers resorted to grabbing Crosby and detaining him on their side of the human barricade, according to the release.
Eye witness accounts suggested Crosby’s show of resistance had motivated others in the vicinity to do the same.
Crosby’s case is similar to that of a Glendale resident who was charged with four misdemeanors in the public insurrection, including officer assault, on July 30.
More than 1,500 people from nearly all 50 states have been charged with criminal activity on Jan. 6. Over 590 of these individuals were hit with assaulting law enforcement personnel.
Crosby was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s counterterrorism section.
