WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Kingsport man was indicted Friday for assaulting law enforcement officers, along with two other men at the riots at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the Department of Justice.
Officials said that Albuquerque Cosper Head, 41, of Kingsport, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the charges. On May 6 officials said he pled guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer on Jan. 6. Court documents said he was among rioters on the lower west terrace of the Capitol.
They also said Head took riot shields from other rioters and used them to hit police. He will be sentenced on Sept. 23, 2022.
An Iowa man and a New York man were also indicted on charges relating to an assault on Officer Michael Fanone with the Metropolitan Police Department.
They also faced a list of other charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or on restricted grounds as well as assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers.
Head was also charged with an additional count of civil disorder, officials said.
On Jan. 6 crowds stormed the U.S. Capitol with Trump flags, following a protest against the election of President Joe Biden. Several people died as a result of the riots.
Many other people in Tennessee and across the U.S. are also facing charges related to their actions during the storming of the Capitol.