Federal grand jury indicts East Texans accused in Capitol riots
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JZKHQ2HYPJEYZLNC2FIQHDELGI.jpg)
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 4:26 PM CST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLTV) - A federal grand jury has handed up a 13-count indictment against a pair of East Texans accused for their parts in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Ryan Nichols, 30, of Longview, and Alex Kirk Harkrider, 33, of Carthage, were arrested on the charges in January.
The indictment includes the following allegations:
- Nichols is accused of assaulting an officer with pepper spray. He is also accused of carrying a crowbar into the Capitol building.
- Harkrider is charged with theft of government property for allegedly stealing a table leg. He is also accused of carrying a tomahawk axe into the Capitol building.
The indictment was filed on Feb. 12 and made available on Thursday.
Previous story: Federal judge rules to detain Longview, Carthage men accused in siege of US Capitol
Copyright 2021 KLTV. All rights reserved.