The Justice Department announced Friday that a man was arrested in Florida and charged with assaulting a federal employee when he broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jeremy Rogers, 28, of Midland, Mich. was charged with other felonies such as “disorderly and vandalism on the building or grounds of “Weapons and physical violence with deadly or dangerous weapons in restricted buildings or premises.” press release The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia wrote:

According to the Justice Department, Rogers was also charged with misdemeanors, including “disrupting public order within the Capitol, physical violence within the Capitol or on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating or picketing within the Capitol.” was done. (Related article: Popular cartoon show actor charged with January 6 riots)

Jeremy Rogers, 28, is the latest Michigan to be arrested in connection with the riots. He faces eight felony counts for assaulting a federal employee with a dangerous weapon on a restricted property. https://t.co/TmeTmaW9jg

— WXYZ Detroit (@wxyzdetroit) July 3, 2023

Rogers hit the Capitol Police Officer’s helmet three times with a flagpole, prevented the police from closing the door to the East Rotunda leading to the Capitol, led other rioters into the House of Representatives, and brawled with the Capitol Police Officer. is said to have caused

Rogers appeared in court for the first time in the Central District of Florida on Friday, according to a press release. He is an active Republican and once ran for the Midland City Council in his home state of Michigan.

Rogers reportedly served as field manager in Central Michigan in former Michigan Attorney General Bill Shuett’s gubernatorial campaign. midland daily news.