Oakland Co. Man Charged In Hockey Stick Attack At Capitol

DETROIT — An Oakland County man was arrested and faces several charges in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection Jan. 6, the FBI said.

Michael Foy of Wixom is accused of carrying a hockey stick in the U.S. Capitol and swinging it at people, including at least one member of law enforcement, according to federal documents released Thursday.

Foy was arrested Thursday and charged with knowingly entering a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; obstruction of law enforcement; forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating or interfering with an officer of the U.S.; and aiding, abetting and obstructing any official proceeding of Congress, the News reported.

Foy first became a person of interest when the FBI received a trip through social media identifying him as the person responsible for killing a police officer, documents said. The tipster said he hit the officer in the head with a hockey stick. The FBI Thursday said it was not able to corroborate the claim and found "no evidence that the suspect killed a police officer."

FBI investigators identified Foy from several photos that appeared to place him inside and outside the U.S. Capitol building.

According to federal documents, Foy was the man shown in a New York Times video striking a group of Metropolitan Police officers at the U.S. Capitol with a hockey stick. The officers were knocked down and dragged into a crowd of rioters as the man with the hockey stick was knocked down by another rioter, according to federal documents.

FBI investigators also identified Foy through a video posted to YouTube on Jan. 17 in which he lowered his hood and revealed his face, according to federal documents.

Foy is the second person from Michigan charged federally in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol. Karl Dresch, 40, of Calumet was arraigned Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of knowingly entering or remaining in restricted grounds without lawful authority, impeding or disrupting official functions, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to federal documents.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.