The Hartford Courant reports:
A 23-year old man from Ridgefield has accused of being part of a group that violently assaulted a police officer during what federal authorities describe as a coordinated effort to break through one of the U.S. Capitol entrances during the violent attack on the Congress on January 6.
Patrick Edward McCaughey III is accused of being at the front of a mob that stormed the Capitol and bloodied Metropolitan police officer Daniel Hodges, who had been called to the Capitol to support the U.S. Capitol Police, who were being overwhelmed by rioters.
McCaughey is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees; civil disorder; entering restricted building or grounds; and violent entry or disorderly conduct.
?BREAKING: The @FBI has ARRESTED Patrick Edward McCaughey in NY and CHARGED him with assault on a police officer and other federal charges related to the #TrumpInsurrection.
He’s accused of squeezing Officer Hodges with a riot shield in the Capitol.
ARRESR EVERY TRAITOR? pic.twitter.com/HJupvqCodW
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) January 20, 2021
The fascist thug who pinned Officer Daniel Hodges between tunnel doors at the Jan. 6th Capitol riot has been identified & arrested. Patrick Edward McCaughey of CT (#62AFO / #ThePinMan ) was charged with assaulting officers, civil disorder, violent entry & more. #SeditionHunters https://t.co/savQF0ZxhS pic.twitter.com/kPZfRqdKn9
— Kit Cawthra (@KitCawthra) January 20, 2021