A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly pepper spraying officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Law enforcement officials say the man also allegedly made a menacing call to the FBI special agent investigating his role in the riot.
Two officers on Jan. 6 were hit with a spray they said left them disoriented and temporarily blinding as they attempted to block the mob supporting former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election from storming the Capitol building.
Court records indicate that the same FBI special agent who was threatened executed Ramey's arrest warrant Thursday morning in Plantation, Florida. Ramey will make his initial appearance in a federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Court records do not yet list an attorney for Ramey. The FBI has made nearly 800 arrests in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, and more than 250 defendants have pleaded guilty. Three Jan. 6 defendants have been found guilty at jury trials, including an Ohio man who claimed he was"Barry Bennett Ramey at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021., hundreds of additional rioters have been identified to the FBI but have not yet been arrested. The total number of individuals who could face charges for their actions on Jan.
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