WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KY3/Edited News Release) – A man from Arkansas has been arrested for charges relating to the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021.

According to the Department of Justice, 45-year-old David Michael Camden of Tontitown, Arkansas, was arrested by the FBI in Fayetteville Monday.

According to the DOJ, Camden is allegedly charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder, several misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, 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, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

On January 6, 2021, Camden can be seen approaching a bike rack barricade separating police officers from rioters gathered on the West Front of Capitol grounds. Officials say Camden began yelling at officers and allegedly pushed a bike rack barricade into a line of U.S. Capitol Police Officers in an apparent attempt to breach the line. The officers deployed a chemical irritant in his direction to preempt further aggression.

Authorities say around 2 p.m., Camden moved to a different area and then deployed a fire extinguisher toward an assembled police line.

Moments later, he moved to a media tower assembled for the upcoming Inauguration of Joe Biden. While on the tower, he was pictured waving a “Three Percenters” flag above the mob of rioters. Court documents say that “Three Percenters” are an American far-right anti-government militia.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas.

In the 41 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,450 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 500 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

Camden marks the fifth person in Arkansas to be charged in the riot. There are 31 people charged in Missouri in connection to the riot.

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FAYETTEVILLE — The rich got richer Monday, with Arkansas baseball adding one of the best players available in the transfer portal to its pitching staff.

East Carolina lefty Zach Root announced his commitment to the Razorbacks on social media Monday evening, becoming the 10th Division I transfer to join Arkansas this offseason. According to 64analytics, Root is ranked as the No. 2 player in the portal.

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Root was the Saturday starter for the Pirates in 2024, going 6-2 with a 3.56 ERA. He struck out 76 batters and only allowed 21 walks in 68 ⅓ innings. Root held opponents to a .228 batting average.

Root is a rising junior who hails from Florida. The lefty primarily worked out of the bullpen during his freshman season at ECU, sporting a 3-3 record and a 5.33 ERA.

Arkansas will need to replace consensus national pitcher of the year Hagen Smith and all of its weekend rotation next season. Still, the Hogs are blessed with plenty of options, and Root will add to the depth.

Freshmen Gabe Gaeckle, Colin Fisher and Hunter Dietz are all potential options. Gaeckle was the bullpen ace this spring, while the two lefties both had their seasons cut short due to injury. Gage Wood finished the year as a starter, while Ben Bybee took over as the top midweek option after Fisher’s injury.

Root is also the third potential starter added through the transfer portal. Ohio State’s Landon Beidelschies (6-7, 4.15 ERA) and Oregon State’s Aiden Jimenez have also joined the program. Jimenez missed the entire 2024 season with an injury.

Dry conditions and extreme heat have led at least one municipal utility to request customers use less water this week.

The Fayetteville Utilities Department has advised residential and commercial customers in east Fayetteville and Goshen to adjust their water usage, according to a news release from the city.

The city’s water system is experiencing increased demand, resulting in reduced water pressure for some customers, the release states.

The affected area is east of North Crossover Road, particularly in areas off East Mission Boulevard and East Huntsville Road, according to the release. Officials have placed restrictions on yard and landscaping irrigation to certain days and times of day:

Even-numbered addresses may irrigate between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Odd numbered addresses may irrigate between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

With hot summer temperatures and heavy demand for irrigation, usage in east Fayetteville and Goshen is high, and parts of the water system are being pushed to the limit, the release states. City officials believe adjusting morning irrigation schedules to nighttime and restricting irrigation to specific days will assist in allowing the water system to recover.

The city is also encouraging voluntary water conservation efforts by all water customers.

The National Weather Service forecast for Northwest Arkansas calls for mostly sunny week through Wednesday afternoon, when there will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. The forecast for Thursday, which is Independence Day, shows a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. rising to a 50% chance in the evening. High temperatures throughout the week are expected to be in the mid- to upper 90s with lows in the mid-70s.

Meanwhile, in the River Valley, temperatures are expected to be in the upper 90s this week with the possibility of reaching 100 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. The forecast mostly calls for sunny skies with slight chances of showers or thunderstorms Thursday night through Saturday.