UPI reports:
A California man who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was found guilty of obstruction and assaulting, impeding, or interfering with law-enforcement officers, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Sean Michael McHugh, 35, of Auburn, Calif., was captured on video and audio assaulting multiple Capitol Police officers. He used a canister of bear spray on several officers and pushed a large metal sign into the line of officers, authorities said.
While doing this and using a megaphone, he yelled, “There is a Second Amendment behind us; what are you going to do then?” He also shouted, “You’re protecting communists!”
Read the full article. Sentencing is set for September.
California man found guilty of obstructing police during Jan. 6 riot https://t.co/msRM7uYqCg
— UPI.com (@UPI) April 19, 2023
California Man Accused of Unleashing Can of Bear Spray on Cops Loses Bid to Move Jan. 6 Case from D.C. to Wolverine Statehttps://t.co/DBPWFlWMdG
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 4, 2022
DOJ announces another arrest in the U.S. Capitol siege docket:
Sean Michael McHugh, 34, can be seen here spraying police, feds say.
McHugh also allegedly pushed a large metal sign at officers and taunted: “There is a second amendment behind us, what are you going to do then?” pic.twitter.com/K36RZiAXiE
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) May 28, 2021
Alleged Capitol rioter Sean Michael McHugh, 34 — who grabbed a megaphone and shouted police were “protecting pedophiles” on Jan. 6 — has a conviction for felony statutory rape, sources tell the Daily News.https://t.co/WDmfUb3BHE
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 4, 2021