Maryland man who spent 27 minutes inside U.S. Capitol found guilty for role in Jan. 6 insurrection

BALTIMORE – A Maryland man was discovered responsible of breaching the U.S. Capitol constructing on Jan. 6, 2021.

Court docket information stated 59-year-old Daniel Egtvedt, from Oakland, Maryland, spent 27 minutes contained in the Capitol when he was forcibly eliminated by police.

Egtvedt reportedly fought repeatedly with officers within the halls of the Capitol whereas screaming on the prime of his lungs and shouting “shoot me” at police.

Egtvedt was discovered responsible of a complete of 4 felony prices, together with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; obstruction of an official continuing; and interfering with legislation enforcement officers throughout a civil dysfunction.

He was discovered responsible of 4 misdemeanor prices, together with coming into and remaining in a restricted constructing; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted constructing; disorderly conduct in a Capitol constructing; and violent entry and disorderly conduct in Capitol constructing.

In keeping with a federal affidavit, Egtvedt was noticed on the U.S. Capitol round 2:47 p.m. in a video posted on Parler. 

That is when he was standing within the doorway of the constructing and was attempting to wipe off a chemical irritant from his face and nostril. He was trying to enter the constructing by pushing his approach by means of the road of Capitol Cops. As proven on U.S. Capitol Police safety video, Egtvedt and quite a few different people entered at that second by pushing their approach by means of a line of USCP officers. 

As soon as inside, Egtvedt walked by means of the constructing, loudly accusing numerous law enforcement officials of being “traitors,” in accordance with court docket paperwork.  He additionally informed one other rioter, who was recording and live-streaming him, that different folks ought to come right down to the Capitol to disrupt the congressional proceedings.

A number of minutes later, at roughly 3:10 p.m., Egtvedt was strolling by means of the Corridor of Columns. 

As proven on USCP safety video and police body-worn digicam video, a number of officers verbally directed the defendant to depart the constructing by means of a close-by doorway, which was within the course he was already strolling. 

Paperwork present Egtvedt refused to conform and as an alternative reversed course and headed again towards the constructing inside. 

Paperwork revealed that as Egtvedt was being escorted out by police, he swatted the officer’s hand away and grabbed her jacket earlier than different officers intervened.

Egtvedt, who’s over six ft tall and who weighed, on the time, nicely over 300 kilos, continued to attempt to transfer away from the doorway. 

Because of this, he, together with an officer, fell to the ground, which resulted within the officer injuring his proper shoulder.  Moments later USCP officers bodily eliminated Egtvedt from the constructing.

Data confirmed Egtvedt tried to return into the Capitol after he was pressured out.

He was arrested on Feb. 13, 2021, in Oakland, Md.

Egtvedt is to be sentenced on March 16, 2023.  The obstruction conviction carries a statutory most of 20 years in jail, the assault convictions every carry a statutory most of eight years in jail, and the civil dysfunction conviction carries a statutory most of 5 years in jail.