Shane Jason Woods, Assault on Law Enforcement and Media, Washington 2021

Feds Nab Illinois Man for Assault on Law Enforcement and Media

Auburn, Illinois resident Shane Jason Woods, 43, has been arrested and charged with federal offenses related to the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

According to court documents, Woods was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 in a large crowd of protesters who were congregated on the lower west terrace in the northwest corner of the building.

At around 2:10 p.m., a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer was sprayed with bear mace, which obstructed her vision. As the officer tried to pursue the individual who sprayed the bear mace, Woods can be seen in publicly available video running toward her. He then tripped the officer and pushed her to the ground.

Later, at approximately 4:50 p.m., a large crowd made its way to a media staging area set up outside the northeast corner of the U.S. Capitol grounds. As individuals stormed past metal barricades, media members were forced to flee the area before recovering all of their cameras and equipment.

Woods was seen participating in the assault on the media equipment, walking around the piled media equipment, picking up and tossing some of it, and running into and tackling a cameraman, causing him to fall and drop his camera.

The 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. Woods will make his initial court appearance in the Central District of Illinois on June 24 at 4:30 p.m. EST.

In the 150 days since January 6, approximately 465 individuals have been arrested on charges related to the breach, including over 130 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.

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