James Weeks, 55, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,774 in restitution, along with a $5,000 fine. Court documents reveal that Weeks entered the Lower West Terrace Tunnel, pushed open doors for more rioters, and physically attacked a Metropolitan Police Department officer.

One of the men, from New Jersey, referred to lawmakers as “traitors” and encouraged other rioters to drag them out of the building by their hair, prosecutors said.

Another Connecticut resident has been charged for their alleged participation in the Jan. 6 capitol breach, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. James Roe Cleary, 56,

A man from Waterford was arrested on charges related to the riot that happened at the nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

A Waterford man was arrested on Thursday for civil disorder during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol according to officials. James Roe Cleary, 56, of Waterford was charged in the District of Columbia with a felony offense of obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder.