The US Department of Justice anticipates "hundreds of indictments", including some for "sedition", after the violence on Capitol Hill.
The charges retained so far were the simplest, to act quickly, but "we are considering retaining major crimes such as sedition and conspiracy," detailed Washington federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin.
The US Department of Justice anticipates "hundreds of indictments", including some for "sedition", after the violence on Capitol Hill.
The charges held so far were the simplest, to act quickly, but "we are considering retaining major crimes such as sedition and conspiracy," detailed Washington federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin during a press conference.
For the time being, fifteen people have been indicted for the violence on the Capitol, including the man pictured in the office of Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi who was arrested on Friday morning, the justice ministry said.
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"We are in a position to announce fifteen federal indictments," Ken Kohl, of the federal prosecutor's office in Washington, told a briefing.
Among those prosecuted is a man suspected of having planted a homemade bomb near Congress and Richard Barnett who broke into the offices of Nancy Pelosi, he said.
"Violent intrusion"
Among those prosecuted are a man who had eleven highly flammable molotov cocktails in a vehicle parked near Congress, another who punched a Capitol policeman while forcing his way, and a third entered with a gun. charged fire in the precincts of Congress, he said.
Richard Barnett, who broke into the offices of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, where he posed for the cameras before leaving an insulting message, was arraigned in Little Rock, Arkansas and charged with "violent intrusion "within the confines of Congress, in particular, according to Ken Kohl.
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The son of an arrested judge
In addition, the son of a prominent New York judge was arrested Tuesday in New York for participating in the violence that shook the Capitol on January 6, before being released on conditions intended to prevent him from participate in new events.
Aaron Mostofsky, 34, was formally charged Tuesday with four counts, including theft of government property, attempted disruption of official duties and break and enter.
A conviction on the count of theft of government property - the most serious - could earn him up to 10 years in prison, according to the prosecutor's office.
Judge Sanket Bulsara released him pending further proceedings, on bail of $ 100,000 and several conditions: he will have to live with his older brother, will not be able to leave New York without permission, will no longer be able to participate in no political rally or communicate with any "accomplice" of the Capitol violence, and wear an electronic bracelet.