Nathaniel Noyce, Assaulting Law Enforcement, Virginia 2021

Virginia Man Charged with Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Virginia man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Nathaniel Noyce, 26, of Richmond, Virginia, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.

In addition to the felonies, Noyce 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, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building or grounds.

Noyce was arrested today in Richmond, Virginia and made an initial appearance in the Eastern District of Virginia.

According to court documents, Noyce was identified in open-source video footage at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shortly before 2:00 p.m., making his way to the east side of the building. Here, police established barricades using bicycle racks to prevent rioters from further approaching the building. Rioters in this area, however, overwhelmed police, causing police to retreat and a cascade of rioters swelled up the East Steps to the East Doors of the Capitol.

After the mob reached the East Doors, rioters assaulted law enforcement and attempted to enter the Capitol. At approximately 2:40 p.m., rioters inside the Capitol successfully pushed past police and opened the East Doors. In response, many of the rioters outside of the East Doors flooded into the U.S. Capitol over the next 50 minutes, including Noyce, who entered at approximately 3:15 p.m.

Noyce eventually returned to the East Foyer and continued to obstruct and impede police officers dealing with the ongoing riot. Officers around Noyce appeared to be giving directions or orders to the rioters inside. Even though he was very close to these officers and likely knew of their efforts, Noyce did not leave. Instead, he recorded the ongoing scene in the East Foyer with his cell phone.

Noyce remained near the U.S. Capitol and on U.S. Capitol grounds for several hours after he departed the building via the East Doors. Noyce was later seen in open-source video footage appearing with rioters near the west side of the U.S. Capitol after officers physically removed rioters from the Capitol grounds after dark.

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 Eastern District of Virginia.

The case is being investigated by the FBI.

This article includes the following mandatory facts:

• Nathaniel Noyce, the defendant/respondent.
• Felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, as well as several misdemeanor offenses.
• Richmond, Virginia, as the city and state.
• Jan. 6, 2021, as the exact date.
• Current status, as Noyce was arrested and made an initial appearance.

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