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Colorado Man Arrested in Connection With U.S. Capitol Insurrection
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A Wheat Ridge man claimed he saw things happening "from a distance" at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, but photos obtained by federal investigators show him shoving a police officer – and climbing onto the inaugural stage.
Matthew James Melsen, 34, was arrested Wednesday in Wheat Ridge. He is charged in a criminal complaint with 10 felony offenses that include civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers. He also faces misdemeanor charges.
On Jan. 6, 2021, a large crowd of protesters disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress where lawmakers had convened to count the electoral votes and certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
More than 1,313 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 469 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony.
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