Law & Crime reports:
A Georgia man accused of striking and kicking police officers while armed with mace and a boot knife outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty to assault. Kevin Creek, appearing by video, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Tuesday.
Creek assaulted multiple law enforcement officers while on the West Terrace of the Capitol building, according to prosecutors. Creek is seen on body-worn camera footage kicking an officer with his right foot as the officer holds up a shield to protect himself.
He is also seen striking an officer with his right hand. Under the federal assault statute to which Creek is pleading guilty, he could face a maximum eight years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
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Georgia Man Armed with Mace, Boot Knife Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Siegehttps://t.co/3bY8vIstMe
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) December 1, 2021
NEW: Kevin Creek of Georgia arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Creek, accompanied by his lawyer, reportedly told an FBI special agent that he “did not remember assaulting any officer.”
Video showed otherwise. pic.twitter.com/tSrxrtYR1b
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 9, 2021
A Georgia man pleaded guilty to attacking a police officer during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat. According to an FBI report, videos show Kevin Creek attacking “multiple” police officers https://t.co/sPQWEjK5AW pic.twitter.com/xrSqM1htgG
— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) December 1, 2021
Kevin Creek of Georgia, who was caught on camera striking and kicking officers, was arrested Wednesday. https://t.co/RJ01ZsGwWB
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 10, 2021
Kevin Creek was known to #seditionhunters as #MadMongrel, and was 296-AFO on the FBI’s Capitol list. pic.twitter.com/rOWeoSTX1k
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 9, 2021