Soldier Charged With Assaulting Cops In Capitol Riot

The Fayetteville Observer reports:

A New York man in the Army just six months was arrested at Fort Bragg last week on allegations he assaulted law enforcement during the January breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Spc. James Phillip Mault, 29, is charged with several federal offenses to include assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and civil disorder, according to a news release Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.

In a newly unsealed criminal complaint, Mault is accused of spraying a chemical agent at a crush of law enforcement officers attempting to stop throngs of protestors from entering the Capitol building where U.S. Congress was certifying the Electoral college votes naming Joe Biden president.

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Fort Bragg soldier arrested, charged for alleged role in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection https://t.co/OkGoOKorBs

— The Fayetteville Observer (@fayobserver) October 14, 2021

Spc. James Phillip Mault, 29, is charged with several federal offenses relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to prosecutors. The Army says he enlisted in May, several months later.https://t.co/16ZnuoSVfO pic.twitter.com/Fh7SVJpZrI

— ArmyTimes (@ArmyTimes) October 14, 2021