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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Madera antheral was convicted Wednesday of aggregate felony and misdemeanor offenses by a national assemblage successful the District of Columbia for his relation successful the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, according to the national Department of Justice.
Benjamin J. Martin, 46, was recovered blameworthy of the felony discourtesy of civilian upset and obstruction of an authoritative proceeding. Additionally, helium was recovered blameworthy of misdemeanor offenses for entering and remaining successful a restricted gathering oregon grounds, disorderly and disruptive behaviour successful a restricted gathering oregon grounds, disorderly behaviour successful a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, oregon picketing successful a Capitol building.
Martin volition beryllium officially sentenced connected Nov. 15 by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contrera.
According to tribunal documents and grounds presented during the trial, aft attending the erstwhile President’s rally connected the National Mall, Martin joined rioters gathered astir a acceptable of treble doors connected the northbound broadside of the Capitol building. He made his mode to the beforehand of the group, and astir 3:00 p.m., commanded that the 2 officers guarding the doors “let america in,” and astatine 1 constituent started shouting “our house” successful an officer’s face.
Prosecutors accidental Martin proceeded to participate the Capitol gathering implicit the dependable of an alarm. Officers pushed him and different rioters back, but Martin remained successful the doorway, holding it unfastened arsenic different rioters began to tackle, shove, spray, and hurl objects astatine the officers. Despite being struck repeatedly connected the manus with a baton, Martin continued to clasp the doorway open.
Officials adhd that officers were yet capable to adjacent the door, but lone minutes aboriginal Martin pulled 1 of the doors backmost open. This backmost and distant continued, and officials adhd that Martin remained successful the country for implicit an hr arsenic officers deployed chemic spray and capsicum bullets to disperse the crowd.
According to the Department of Justice, Martin was arrested by the FBI connected Sept. 2, 2021, successful California. Officials adhd that Martin is among much than 1,450 individuals who person been charged for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.
