WASHINGTON (WSVN) — Police have released photos showing persons of interest who stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Police released a number of photos showing trespassing rioters wandering through the halls.
MPD seeks assistance in identifying persons of interest responsible for Unlawful Entry offenses that occurred yesterday on US Capitol Grounds, 100 block of 1st Street, NW.
More photos: https://t.co/i2Hbv1bkPh
Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/yWIPEaxxFW
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 7, 2021
A majority of the people seen in the photos are facing unlawful entry charges while others face charges relating to stolen property.
Four people died in the riot at the Capitol, and so far, over 90 people have been arrested, including three men from Florida.
CNN has identified Jake Angeli, Richard “Bigo” Barnett, Tim Gionet and Nick Ochs as four men who were seen taking part in the riot.
Barnett made it easy for authorities to identify him as he told KFSM-TV it was him who sat at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk.
“I sat down there at my desk,” he said over the phone to the station. “I’m a taxpayer. I’m a patriot, that ain’t her desk! We loaned her that desk and she ain’t appreciating the desk so I thought I’d sit down and appreciate the desk.”
Angeli has been identified as the man seen wearing American flag face paint, a fur hat and horns.
He was a regular at pro-Trump rallies in Arizona and even has a photo with Rudy Giuliani on his Facebook page.
Florida man Adam Christian Johnson of Parrish was identified by numerous people as the person photographed carrying a House lectern while walking and grinning through the Capitol rotunda.
Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for Washington D.C. said Thursday that “all options are on the table” for charging members of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, including sedition charges.
He said prosecutors plan to file 15 federal cases on Thursday for crimes including unauthorized access and theft of property, and investigators are combing through reams of evidence to bring additional charges.
Sherwin added that 40 other cases had already been filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
The FBI is also looking for those who placed pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee offices.
On Thursday, at least 23 people who were arrested in the riots were released from jail after facing their charges.
Anyone with information on the people pictured is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
The FBI is also asking the public for help in identifying the people behind the mob. They have set up an online form where people can submit photos or videos, here.
People can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) to verbally report tips and/or information related to this investigation.
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