Athens man arrested for alleged involvement in Jan. 6 riot, 'physical struggle' with officer
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According to the DOJ, the struggle between Maxwell and the officer primarily involved an attempt to wrestle away the officer's baton.
"During that struggle, Maxwell first hooked his arm around the officer’s baton. The officer then got his baton away from Maxwell and used it to keep Maxwell away from the line of law enforcement trying to protect the Capitol building from the crowd of rioters," the DOJ release said. "Maxwell, however, grabbed the officer’s baton with his left hand and pulled on it during the struggle."
According to Maxwell's criminal complaint on the DOJ website, his charges include:
Athens man arrested for alleged involvement in Jan. 6 riot, 'physical struggle' with officer
Jake Maxwell is at least the 23rd individual with ties to Georgia who has been arrested in connection to the insurrectionist sacking of the Capitol last year.
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"During that struggle, Maxwell first hooked his arm around the officer’s baton. The officer then got his baton away from Maxwell and used it to keep Maxwell away from the line of law enforcement trying to protect the Capitol building from the crowd of rioters," the DOJ release said. "Maxwell, however, grabbed the officer’s baton with his left hand and pulled on it during the struggle."
According to Maxwell's criminal complaint on the DOJ website, his charges include:
- Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers
- Civil disorder
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds
- Act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings
