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Man who threw fire extinguisher at police in U.S. Capitol is arrested

Published 01/14/2021, 10:46 AM
Updated 01/14/2021, 10:50 AM
© Reuters

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man who allegedly threw a fire extinguisher at police during the riots at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested, a U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday.

The arrest of retired firefighter Robert Sanford of Chester, Pennsylvania, was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.

Sanford will face three federal felony charges, including assaulting a police officer, according to the newspaper.

The Wall Street Journal said that Sanford is not the same person who is suspected of killing Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick last week.

Reuters could not immediately verify the details of the charges he will face.

The FBI has not yet provided the public with any information about possible suspects in Sicknick's death, saying the investigation remains ongoing.

 

Latest comments

Capital.
capitol... as in building
I wonder how many police cars were set on fire with the horrible protestors (siege) on the Whitehouse? Zero I think come on Trump supporters let Antifa and BLM show you how it's done.
right wing radicals ran out of fuel after burning stuff during the earlier riots the radicals started and tried to make it look like protesters.
Yeah punish that terrible heroic firefighter, who sacrifices his safety every day for others for a pittance!! Protect the overpaid politicians that take our money and give us nothing in return!
correct. hang him as an example as HE knew better. no sympathy at all for assault with a weapon intent on doing great bodily harm.
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