A Missouri man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jack Westly Ryan, 62, of Warrensburg, Missouri, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.
In addition to the felonies, Ryan is charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, and act of physical violence in the Capitol buildings or grounds.
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The FBI arrested Ryan today in Kansas City, where he made his initial appearance in the Western District of Missouri.
According to court documents, Ryan traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the former President’s speech at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021.
Ryan later made his way toward the Capitol building, arriving among a large crowd of rioters near the Lower West Terrace on U.S. Capitol grounds at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Shortly after, a group of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers attempted to make their way through the crowd of rioters but were met with physical resistance and verbal taunts. Body-worn camera footage taken from various MPD officers depicts Ryan allegedly physically confronting and assaulting multiple MPD officers in this area.
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This case is being investigated by the FBI’s Kansas City and Washington Field Offices. The FBI identified Ryan as BOLO (Be on the Lookout) #388 in its seeking information images. The U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department provided valuable assistance.
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