Illinois Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

            WASHINGTON — An Illinois man was arrested right this moment on felony and misdemeanor prices for his actions through the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to determine and rely the electoral votes associated to the presidential election.

            Tyng Jing Yang, 60, of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, is charged in a felony criticism filed within the District of Columbia with interfering with regulation enforcement officers throughout a civil dysfunction, a felony, and 4 associated misdemeanor offenses. Yang was arrested in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He’s anticipated to make his preliminary look later right this moment within the Northern District of Illinois.

            In response to court docket paperwork, Yang was amongst rioters illegally on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He entered the Capitol Constructing by way of the Higher West Terrace Doorways and made his means up a flight of stairs and right into a foyer space exterior of the Rotunda. He then entered the Rotunda, the place he posed for photographs. When regulation enforcement officers tried to clear the group, Yang forcibly interfered by bodily grabbing maintain of an officer’s baton. The officer had been utilizing the baton to push again towards others within the mob.

            This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the District of Columbia and the Division of Justice Nationwide Safety Division’s Counterterrorism Part. Invaluable help was supplied by the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the Northern District of Illinois.

            The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Chicago Subject Workplace. Invaluable help was supplied by the FBI’s Washington Subject Workplace, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the Metropolitan Police Division.

            Within the 22 months since Jan. 6, 2021, almost 900 people have been arrested in almost all 50 states for crimes associated to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, together with over 275 people charged with assaulting or impeding regulation enforcement. The investigation stays ongoing. 

            Anybody with suggestions can name 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or go to suggestions.fbi.gov.

            A criticism is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed harmless till confirmed responsible past an inexpensive doubt in a court docket of regulation.