FL Proud Boy Charged With Assaulting Cops In DC Riot

Via press release from the Justice Department:



Today, a Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Daniel Lyons Scott, 28, of Bradenton, is charged with federal offenses that include assault on a federal officer with physical contact and intent to commit another felony; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and knowingly engaging in acts of physical violence on restricted grounds, among other charges.

According to court documents, Scott is a member of the Proud Boys, a group self-described as a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.”

Publicly available footage depicts Scott in a black ballistic vest, with goggles clipped to it, at the lower west terrace of the Capitol where a large crowd was yelling at U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers.

Scott can be seen pushing two USCP officers backward, up the steps. He appears to be one of the first, or perhaps the first, person to initiate contact with law enforcement at this location.