Nathan Bordeaux, Assaulting Law Enforcement, Virginia 2021

A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Nathan Bordeaux, 40, of Floyd, Virginia, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder.

In addition to the felonies, Bordeaux is charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and parading, picketing, and demonstrating in a Capitol building.

Bordeaux self-surrendered to the FBI today in Virginia and made his initial appearance in the Western District of Virginia.

According to court documents, Bordeaux was identified on video footage at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, among a mob of rioters fighting officers on the Northwest Capitol grounds. Later, Bordeaux appeared wearing a black hat, goggles, and a police riot shield while breaching the Northwest steps alongside the mob.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Richmond and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.

Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.

A complaint is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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