Assault on Officer at US Capitol Lands Pennsylvania Man in Hot Water
In a shocking turn of events, Mikhail Edward Slye, a 32-year-old from Meadville, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the January 6 US Capitol breach.
According to court documents, Slye used a bike rack barricade to intentionally trip an officer with the US Capitol Police as they attempted to rescue another officer caught in the crowd on the North Side of the Capitol.
The officer fell down the stairs and suffered injuries to his hand, wrist, and lower body.
Slye, who was arrested on September 30, 2022, in Meadville, PA, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, a crime that carries a statutory maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison.
U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg scheduled sentencing for April 4, 2023.
This 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 Western District of Pennsylvania.
The investigation remains ongoing, with close to 900 individuals arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 275 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
If you have any information regarding this case, you can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
Mandatory Facts: Defendant Mikhail Edward Slye, Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Law Enforcement Officers, Meadville, PA, 1/6/2021, Up to 8 years in prison, Sentencing: April 4, 2023.
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- John Doe, Assaulted Law Enforcement with Flagpole, Harrisburg PA, 2021 · Kentucky
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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