As of Thursday, federal prosecutors have charged at least 205 people for their alleged roles in the Capitol riot and opened over 400 investigations into possible criminals.
▶ Watch Video: Marking 6 months since deadly assault on U.S. Capitol America watched as hordes of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — crushing through windows, pressing up stairways, and sending lawmakers and law enforcement running for their lives. The flood of protesters who streamed into the Capitol that day left federal authorities with an equally immense task: finding and charging those responsible. The Department of Justice said that six months after the attack, more than 535 defendants had been arrested, and the FBI said they have yet to identify more than 300 individuals believed to have committed violent acts on the Capitol grounds, including over 200 who assaulted police officers. FBI Director Christopher Wray said late last month, “This is far from over.” Prosecutors have called the case “unprecedented” in scale, and the government said in a March court filing that the Capitol attack “is likely the most complex investigation ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.” As law enforcement continues to round up alleged rioters, here’s what CBS News has learned about those who were arrested: Of the more than 535 defendants who have been arrested in connection with the riots, CBS News has reviewed court documents for 512 defendants’ cases that have been unsealed. Of those, at least 199 defendants were also indicted by grand juries. So far, at least 16 defendants have pleaded guilty. Five defendants, including three Oath Keepers, have agreed to cooperate with the government. At least 11 others have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, and one man who took a selfie in the Senate chamber pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding. Two defendants have been sentenced for misdemeanor charges: Anna Morgan-Lloyd was sentenced to three years probation and no jail time, and Michael Curzio was sentenced to six months imprisonment, although the courts credited him for the approximately six months he had already spent incarcerated as he waited for the courts to hear his case. For others, plea negotiations have been complicated by the vast amounts of evidence involved in the investigation. The Justice Department said at least 165 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including more than 50 who were charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer. In total, CBS News has found that more than 150 officers were injured in the attack, according to sources on Capitol Hill and the Capitol Police union, as well as testimony from Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee. Approximately six people have been arrested on charges related to assaulting a member of the media or destroying their equipment on January 6. Nearly 235 defendants were charged with corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding or attempting to do so, and approximately 40 defendants have been charged with conspiracy, a charge that alleges defendants coordinated with others to commit an offense. They include four alleged Three Percenters,16 Oath Keepers who were indicted together in a single conspiracy case and 15 members or affiliates of the Proud Boys, who were charged in four separate conspiracy cases.
