A Covington, Kentucky man was arrested Thursday by the FBI in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.
Nicholas James Brockhoff was accused of spraying officers with a fire extinguisher at about 1 p.m. from scaffolding set up for President Joe Biden's inauguration on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release.
Numerous people were on the scaffolding above officers of the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department who were trying to control the crowd, according to the release. An FBI video shows a man with a fire extinguisher dousing officers below. Officers' vision was obstructed, according to the release.
The 20-year-old is scheduled to appear in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee Thursday afternoon.
The charges filed against Brockhoff include assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; use of a deadly or dangerous weapon; and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, according to the release.
Surveillance video showed Brockhoff entered the Capitol building through a broken window.
An MPD officer's body camera shows Brockhoff with a stolen MPD helmet, according to court documents.
Brockhoff is accused of telling an officer on video “I just found it [the MPD helmet] on the ground."
The Covington man later told the officer his name, according to the release. He confirmed minor injuries due to broken glass.
Approximately 440 people were arrested within four months on charges attributed to the Capitol breach, prosecutors said in the release.
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