Nashville’s Fox News affiliate reports:
A 27-year-old man arrested in Nashville this week in connection to the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is a former Williamson County deputy, FOX 17 News has learned. An arrest warrant shows Ronald Colton McAbee was taken into custody on Aug. 17.
He faces the following charges: assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers inflicting bodily injury and aiding and abetting, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
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6 days ago I asked for #SeditionHunter firsts! This one is mine and today he was arrested #ThreePercentSheriff Ronald Colton McAbee! Tennessee man arrested for assaulting police officer in deadly U.S. Capitol riot https://t.co/m8tPjTXRd1 via @tennessean pic.twitter.com/nfmVYsDzjt
— #SeditionHunters (@SeditionHunters) August 18, 2021
I’m told Ronald Colton Mcabee is FBI 134-AFO, aka #threepercentsheriff #SeditionHunters
Feds say he attacked Metropolitan Police Officer A.W. as well as Metropolitan Police Officer C.M.
LINK: https://t.co/cAIX9du34B pic.twitter.com/xH8SB2zt70
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2021
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Ronald Colton McAbee of Unionville, Tenn., is charged.
*Charges include assaulting officers; inflicting bodily injury; entering Capitol with deadly weapon.
*Deadly weapons charges make it more likely he’ll serve serious time.https://t.co/o22TeHPpoY pic.twitter.com/85qOlRrEN8— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 18, 2021
Ronald Colton McAbee, a 27-year-old man from Unionville, was arrested on federal charges, including assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers inflicting bodily injury. https://t.co/dTOkG0MaTt
— Bob Mueller (@bobmuellerwkrn) August 18, 2021
#ThreePercentSheriff Ronald Colton McAbee! pic.twitter.com/Zohsahc5in
— #SeditionHunters (@SeditionHunters) August 18, 2021