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Defendant Name, Crime, State Year
Quinn Keen, 35, of Manteno, Illinois, has been arrested on felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The charges include assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder; entering and remaining, disorderly and disruptive conduct, and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and, disorderly conduct; act of physical violence; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Keen was among a large mass of people on the West grounds of the Capitol advancing toward the Capitol Building. Keen and others confronted U.S, Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers who had formed a protective line to stop further advances toward the Capitol.
During this confrontation, Keen threw what is believed to be a metal coffee mug at officers on the line, then threw the contents of a water bottle at them, followed by the bottle itself. Then as a Metropolitan Police Officer moved forward and leaned down, Keen kicked and shoved that officer.
At approximately 2:38 p.m., Keen entered the U.S. Capitol through the Upper West Terrace doors and eventually made his way to the Rotunda, where he smoked what was referred to on a video as a “joint.”. He remained in the Capitol Building until approximately 3:15 pm.
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 Northern District of Illinois.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Chicago Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the 27 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,000 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 320 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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