Snohomish man charged with throwing riot shield at officers on Jan. 6

SNOHOMISH — FBI agents arrested a Snohomish man Thursday on charges accusing him of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and throwing a police riot shield at officers.

In U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., federal prosecutors charged Derek Noftsger, 47, with obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, both felony offenses. Noftsger is also charged with several misdemeanors, including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds and physical violence at the Capitol.

After federal authorities arrested him, Noftsger made his first appearance in federal court in Seattle.

Around 2:26 p.m. on Jan. 6, Noftsger can reportedly be seen on open-source video near a line of police officers on the West Plaza of the Capitol grounds. Multiple rioters pushed against the police line nearby.

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