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Wyoming Man Convicted of Assaulting Law Enforcement in 2021 Capitol Breach
A 69-year-old Wyoming man was convicted today of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, including assaulting law enforcement with a flagpole during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Douglas Harrington, of Bedford, Wyoming, was found guilty by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg of two felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.
In addition to the felonies, Harrington was also found guilty of five misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
Harrington is scheduled to be sentenced on November 5, 2024.
According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, on January 6, 2021, Harrington arrived on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., wearing a cowboy hat, painter’s respirator mask, a military-style backpack, and carrying American and Trump 2020 flags attached to a flagpole.
At approximately 3:42 p.m., Harrington approached a line of police officers on the Upper West Terrace of the Capitol grounds and challenged them with provocative gestures. Harrington then used the bottom portion of his flagpole to swiftly strike in the direction of an officer on the line.
Harrington continued to swing the flagpole towards the police line two more times before retreating into the crowd. After the flagpole attack, Harrington and other rioters lifted a large, flat, opaque piece of material in front of the police line and walked with it held up in front of the officers, thereby blocking the officers’ view and impeding their ability to defend from the advancing crowd.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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