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From the Justice Department:
A North Carolina man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
David Joseph Gietzen, 38, of Sanford, North Carolina, is charged in an indictment with a total of eight counts, including one charging him with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, two charging him with assaulting resisting or impeding officers, and related offenses.
The indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia. Gietzen was arrested in Sanford and is to make his initial appearance today in the Middle District of North Carolina.
According to the indictment, Gietzen was illegally on the restricted Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. He is accused of assaulting multiple law enforcement officers between 2:13 p.m. and 2:31 p.m. that day, using a pole in the last of the charged attacks.
“David Joseph Gietzen, 38, of Sanford, North Carolina, is charged in an indictment with a total of eight counts … “, including a 20-yr felony, 3 10-yr felonies, 2 8-yr felonies, & a 5-yr felony. They are throwing the book at him for assaulting officers.https://t.co/ZnXkWHokUN
— Bruce Duck (@BruceDuck2) May 11, 2022
Not charged with lying to the FBI?
The FBI interviewed Gietzen on January 19, 2021. “GIETZEN said that he and his brother never made it to the Capitol”— Ken Cox ?? (@KenCox) May 11, 2022