Brothers from Iowa, Utah arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement at Jan. 6 Capitol riots
A pair of brothers from Iowa and Utah have been arrested by federal officials and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 50-year-old Earl Jordan, of Dickens, Iowa, and 48-year-old Christopher Jordan, of St. George, Utah, have been charged with federal felony offenses of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. They are also charged with misdemeanor offenses of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.Court documents show that on Jan. 6, 2021, around 2 p.m., the two brothers were at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage shows the two brothers near the north scaffolding, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.Court documents allege that the Jordans were seen "engaging with and confronting law enforcement officers in this area," and when an officer brushed past Earl Jordan, he allegedly threw his elbow at the officer, knocking the officer off-balance.While officers attempted to clear Earl Jordan from the area, Christopher Jordan lunged toward another officer. Both brothers continued their "aggressive behavior," ignoring verbal commands from officers to "get back." MPD footage allegedly shows Earl Jordan "swiping at an officer's face before grabbing the officer by the throat" while Christopher Jordan engaged another officer, pushing and attempting to take the officer's baton.The brothers are seen in other confrontations from video footage throughout the day. In one video, Earl Jordan is allegedly seen picking up a piece of metal fencing and throwing it toward the North Door of the Capitol as officers struggled to keep rioters out of the building." Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from KCCI
A pair of brothers from Iowa and Utah have been arrested by federal officials and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 50-year-old Earl Jordan, of Dickens, Iowa, and 48-year-old Christopher Jordan, of St. George, Utah, have been charged with federal felony offenses of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. They are also charged with misdemeanor offenses of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.
Court documents show that on Jan. 6, 2021, around 2 p.m., the two brothers were at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage shows the two brothers near the north scaffolding, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.
Court documents allege that the Jordans were seen "engaging with and confronting law enforcement officers in this area," and when an officer brushed past Earl Jordan, he allegedly threw his elbow at the officer, knocking the officer off-balance.
While officers attempted to clear Earl Jordan from the area, Christopher Jordan lunged toward another officer. Both brothers continued their "aggressive behavior," ignoring verbal commands from officers to "get back." MPD footage allegedly shows Earl Jordan "swiping at an officer's face before grabbing the officer by the throat" while Christopher Jordan engaged another officer, pushing and attempting to take the officer's baton.
The brothers are seen in other confrontations from video footage throughout the day. In one video, Earl Jordan is allegedly seen picking up a piece of metal fencing and throwing it toward the North Door of the Capitol as officers struggled to keep rioters out of the building.
