The US has arrested the 500th suspect in the Capitol incident | Donald Trump News

Shane Jason Woods becomes the 500th detainee, and the first to be accused of assaulting a member of the media, according to law enforcement.

An Illinois man became the first person charged with assaulting reporters on Thursday January 6 attack Supporters of then-President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol arrested a total of 500 people in connection with the incident.

Shane Jason Woods, 43, of Auburn, Illinois, also known as Shane Castleman, was charged with felony criminal charges, including law enforcement and physical violence in a restricted building, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.

Attorney General Merrick Garland reported the arrest in a statement on Thursday, stating that the department has now arrested him 500 people took part in the violence.

“It simply came to our notice then 500 arrestsincluding the 100th arrest of the accused on charges of assaulting a federal law enforcement agent, ”Garland said.

“This morning, we arrested our first defendant on charges of assaulting a member of the media.”

Five people were killed in the crash, among others Capitol Police Officer.

“The Department of Justice will follow up on the facts of this case and charge what all the perpetrators on January 6 are responsible for the evidence,” Garland said.

According to court documents, Woods was recorded in a video Trump wearing a baseball cap and Trump face mask restricted area in the Capitol, and assaulting a U.S. Capitol Police officer, falling to the ground, and falling to the ground.

Woods’ camera was also reportedly aimed at journalists who were filming the Capitol attack, and was among the many people who “shouted inflammatory rhetoric” against the media.

In a video, the FBI said, Woods can be seen “walking around a cameraman wearing blue jeans and a blue jacket” and then the cameraman can be directed to the ground.

The indictment alleges that “the attack on the cameraman was very similar” to a U.S. Capitol police officer.

The rebels attacked the Capitol A joint session of Congress is expected to continue as President-General to prevent President Joe Biden’s election victory.