A NY man donning a Trump baseball cap during the Jan. 6 riot who allegedly was captured on video pushing a U.S. Capitol police officer over a ledge on the west terrace has been arrested.
According to the Department of Justice, officials were trying to identify Ralph Joseph Celentano III from the video after he"blind-sided" an officer in a"football-type tackle" from behind, causing him to fall.
The officer, an Iraq war veteran, told federal prosecutors he feared for his safety amid the mob of protesters, saying, “I didn't survive a war to go out like this.” Authorities said after posting a “Be On the Lookout” photo of the 54-year-old, the FBI received tips about a photo from 2018 that was posted on the Facebook page associated with The Jenny Albert Sea Turtle Foundation.
The FBI said they interviewed a foundation volunteer, who identified Celentano as “Ralphie” or “Ralph.
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