Crime and Punishment: Insurrection Day's Most Wanted, Pt. 31

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7. FBI Arrest Georgia Man Who Savagely Beat Capitol Cops, Allegedly

FBI ARRESTS GEORGIA MAN FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST CAPITOL OFFICERS
Jack Wade Whitton Jr. was involved in fighting with Capitol police at the West Terrace entrance, where rioters grabbed and stabbed at officers with flag poles.

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Federal authorities Thursday arrested a 30-year-old fencing contractor and CrossFit instructor from Locust Grove for the brutal assault of police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the United States Capitol.

Authorities believe Jack Wade Whitton Jr. was at the center of some of the most savage fighting between the pro-Trump mob and police at West Terrace entrance to the Capitol where rioters grabbed and stabbed at officers with flag poles and other implements.

In several videos posted online, the man believed to be Whitton is seen repeatedly jabbing at a police line with a crutch as the mob chants “Fight for Trump.” Another video showed him punching an officer, then grabbing him and dragging him into the crowd.

Body camera footage from a prone officer appears to show the same man, wearing a cap, repeatedly stomping on him as another man grabbed the officer’s leg. Further footage shows the man in the cap grabbing a fallen officer and dragging him into the depths of the mob.

The FBI put photos of Whitton on its website dedicated to identifying the Capitol rioters, and included him among those the agency was most eager to apprehend because of their attacks on police officers, three of whom were injured in the melee on the West Terrace steps.

https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-man-arrested-for-assaulting-capitol-police-officer-in-jan-6-riot/TGTRBG5SEJEZ5AQQNI7ZIN6QUQ/