2 CT Residents Among Those Arrested Amid Capitol Mayhem

CONNECTICUT — Two Connecticut residents were among those arrested during the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Maurcio Mendez and Victoria Bergeson were charged with curfew violation and unlawful entry on Wednesday. Both are 40 and from Groton.

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia arrest log says the pair were arrested in the 100 block of First Street Northwest, not far from the Capitol Building. A Metro PD spokesperson told Patch the pair were unlawfully on Capitol grounds. No additional details were released.

Bergeson's attorney, Samuel Bogash, told Hearst CT media that his client didn't enter the Capitol Building and happened to be walking on a remote part of the grounds several hours after the mob stormed the Capitol Building. Mendez and Bergeson were both charged by police around 7:15 p.m., Hearst reports.

Bogash said his client has been barred from Washington, D.C, which he felt was overly harsh, Hearst CT reports.

The Groton residents were among 80 people arrested Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. That's not nearly enough, according to Sen. Chris Murphy:

Murphy's colleague Sen. Richard Blumenthal took to social media to call for President Donald Trump's removal from office.

Trump, who was widely condemned by members of his own party for encouraging his supporters to march to the Capitol, committed to a peaceful transition of power but took no responsibility for the melee in an overnight statement dispatched on Twitter.

Connecticut U.S. Attorney John H. Durham asked residents to assist federal law enforcement with its investigation into the mayhem.

"We encourage people with information related to the activity yesterday at the U.S. Capitol to contact the FBI," Durham said in a statement. "If the District of Connecticut is the appropriate venue for the prosecution of individuals involved in that disgraceful and criminal activity, our office will aggressively pursue any such matter."

Witnesses can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-‪800-225-5324) to report tips.

Five people died during Wednesday's chaos, one of whom was shot by police officers trying to stop crowds from further penetrating the building. Another was a Capitol Police officer.

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