Man Assaulted Police and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer During Jan. 6 Capitol Siege: Feds

A Pennsylvania man who participated in the Jan. 6 Siege on the U.S. Capitol attempted to use a Taser-like weapon on the police before assaulting multiple officers and a photographer with the Associated Press, the FBI announced Wednesday.

Alan William Byerly, 54, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with five crimes stemming from his alleged conduct at the Capitol, including assault, assault on a federal officer, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, engaging in physical violence on restricted grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds.