Michigan man who allegedly pepper-sprayed authorities during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and wrote on Facebook that his life hadn't 'been the same since' has been accused of assaulting police with a dangerous weapon and other crimes.
and wrote on Facebook that his life hadn't"been the same since" was accused Wednesday of assaulting police with a dangerous weapon and other crimes.
Tim Levon Boughner, 41, was taken into custody in Lapeer County, Michigan, north of Detroit, the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. Boughner faces several other charges, including engaging in physical violence in a restricted building, disorderly conduct and civil disorder, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.After last year's presidential election, Boughner allegedly asserted on Facebook that then-President Donald Trump hadn't lost and a"war" was coming, according to a statement of facts filed in federal court.
"USA will be dealing with all the evils in the world," he allegedly wrote."They tried to use the flu too steal our country."Investigators reviewed videos posted on social media and captured by police-worn body camera that allegedly showed Boughner pepper spraying police officers, according to the documents.
In a Facebook post from that day, Boughner allegedly said:"That was wild. We made it to the senate floor till National guard started fight back."A little over a month later, Boughner allegedly wrote that his life hadn't"been the same since this day." He added:"I still don't know how I ended up on the capital steps having a pepper spray fight with the capital police."Roughly 700 people have been accused of various crimes in the Jan.
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