An Alabama man accused of hitting a Capitol police officer with a flagpole on Jan. 6 was arrested Wednesday after another riot suspect identified him, according to the Justice Department.
Gregory Lamar Nix, 52, is charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon, and other charges.
He was arrested in Cleveland, Alabama, where he lives, and made his first court appearance Wednesday in the Northern District of Alabama, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia. It is unclear if Nix has a lawyer.
U.S. Capitol insurrection defendant Landon Copeland spoke with News4’s Scott MacFarlane in a jailhouse interview as he awaits trial on charges of assaulting police on the frontlines. This interview was recorded over two phone calls. Editor’s Note: Copeland misstated that Derek Chauvin was killed by a police officer. Derek Chauvin is a former police officer who has been convicted of...
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