Earlier, three other US service members were charged for their participation in the deadly Capitol riot that unfolded in early January after a bevy of Trump supporters opted to unsuccessfully cease the congressional confirmation of the US election results.
A member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard was recently charged over his participation in the storming of the US Capitol, effectively becoming the fourth active service member linked to the violent insurrection.
Documents publicly released by the US Justice Department identifies the offending individual as Abram Markofski, who has since been revealed to be a private first class enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard since 2019.
A criminal complaint released by the Justice Department states that Markofski has been charged with: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, violent entry or disorderly conduct, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
Markofski was arrested on Monday alongside an associate identified as Brandon Nelson, who has been charged with the same four offenses by federal prosecutors.
An FBI affidavit that was released with the complaint states that the pair traveled together by vehicle from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, DC, on January 5, eventually arriving in the nation’s capital the following day to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally held by former US President Donald Trump near the White House.
As the day progressed, the pair ultimately wound up at the Capitol, where they admitted to spending approximately 40 minutes inside the federal building. While Nelson suggested that they were guided indoors by law enforcement officials, Markofski stated that an officer had urged them to leave the building.
Image provided by the US Department of Justice captures Abram Markofski, a private first class with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and associate Brandon Nelson among the crowd of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
After their arrest, Nelson and Markofski were released, pending a virtual hearing scheduled for May 10, according to the Military Times, which also noted that the pair are presently barred from entering Washington, DC.
To date, more than 400 individuals have been arrested over ties to the January unrest. The arrestees include dozens of military veterans.
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