A Virginia man pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jonathan G. Mellis, 35, of Williamsburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, a felony offense.
U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 13, 2023.
According to court documents, during the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uniformed members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD) arrived at the scene to assist U.S. Capitol Police in restoring order.
Body-worn camera footage from MPD officers reviewed after the incident show an individual later identified as Mellis, along with others, using sticks and other items as weapons to assault law enforcement officers protecting an entrance to the Capitol.
Court documents state that Mellis unlawfully entered the Capitol grounds.
Mellis recorded and posted videos to Instagram in which he stated, “We ain’t f****** leaving either! We ain’t f****** leaving!” and “So you ever wonder where they do the inaugurations? I beat Joe Biden here. That mother****** will never come up here. We’re banging on the goddamn doors, is what we’re doing. Storming the f****** castle.”
Related Federal Cases
- David A. Marshall, Jr., Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers, Virginia 2021 · Vermont
- William Arthur Nichols, Jr., Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Officers, Vermont 2021 · Vermont
- Nathaniel Noyce, Assaulting Law Enforcement, Virginia 2021 · District of Columbia
- Gregory C. Yetman, Assaulting Officers, New Jersey 2021 · South Dakota
- David A. Marshall Jr., Assaulting Law Enforcement, Virginia 2021 · Maryland
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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