Jamie Buteau, Jan. 6 Capitol Breach, Washington District of Columbia 2021

A Florida couple has been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Jamie Buteau, 48, and Jennifer Buteau, 44, both of Ocala, were taken into custody for their roles in the violent incident.

The Buteaus are charged with federal offenses including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, and other charges. Jamie Buteau is also accused of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds.

According to court documents, the Buteaus entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, around 2:25 p.m. through a broken door in the Senate wing of the building. They stood near an elevator lobby between the Crypt and the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). As depicted in U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) closed-circuit television video footage and video obtained from social media, Jamie Buteau threw a chair at two USCP officers around 2:30 p.m. From around 2:32 to 2:39 p.m., Jamie was in the orientation lobby where he was captured on video dragging another chair across the ground.

The Buteaus exited the Capitol around 2:46 p.m. through the south door. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, who identified Jamie Buteau as #188 in its seeking information photos, as well as the Metropolitan Police Department, with significant assistance provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and FBI’s Jacksonville Field Office.

In the 150 days since Jan. 6, approximately 465 individuals have been arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, including over 130 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.

The Buteaus will make their initial court appearance on Thursday, June 24, at 2 p.m. in the Middle District of Florida. Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.

The charges contained in any criminal complaint or indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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