More PA Residents Charged In Connection With Capitol Breach

PENNSYVLVANIA — Several Pennsylvania residents are among the additional arrests made in recent weeks in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The breach left hundreds injured and five dead, including a Capitol Police officer.

Using footage of the riot which was posted to social media, authorities have been able to share photos of many suspects who were later identified by acquaintances and arrested.

Here is a recap of the Pennsylvanians arrested so far:

• Dawn Bancroft, a Bucks County gym owner, and Diana Santos-Smith were charged with illegally entering the Capitol building. Bancroft took a selfie video of her and Santos-Smith inside the Capitol, with Bancroft stating, "We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the friggin' brain but we didn't find her," according to federal prosecutors.
• Robert Sanford, 55, a retired firefighter from Delaware County, allegedly threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the siege. Officials said it was not the fire extinguisher that killed Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
• Cumberland County's Barton Shively, a seven-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, is charged with assaulting officers during the riots. He said he got "caught up in the moment," CNN reports, in response to video footage of him punching and kicking at officers.
• Lehigh County's Craig Bingert, 29, scuffled with law enforcement at a barrier that briefly held back rioters, the FBI said. Photos circulated by officials showed Bingert waving an American flag and yelling slurs. Bingert is a former Pennsylvania State Police cadet, according to The Morning Call.
• Riley June Williams, a 22-year-old Harrisburg resident, is under FBI investigation after tips claimed that she had stolen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop, and intended to sell it to Russia. Those claims are being treated "skeptically" by a federal judge, according to the Washington Post, but officials said video footage shows Williams in the Capitol building charging up a staircase. She's been ordered to stay at home with her mother and not use the Internet.
• Two western Pennsylvania men, Jorden Mink of Allegheny County and Matthew Perna of Mercer County, were armed members of the group that entered the building, according to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Both Mink and Perna were charged with unlawful entry while carrying a deadly weapon, destruction of government property valued at more than $1,000, theft, and related counts.
• Though not armed, a Pittsburgh-area man, Kenneth Grayson, joined them in the breach, federal officials said. Security footage captured him in the Crypt, a chamber under the Capitol rotunda. A criminal complaint indicates that friends knew Grayson was among those who had entered the building, as one text he received reads "Kenny get to hell out of there. It's a federal offence (sic) to be in there."

Another 14 Pennsylvanians were charged with more minor (but still federal) crimes, mainly "curfew violation," related to the siege:

• Ryan Patten, 27 — Unlawful Assembly - Disorderly Conduct
• Anthony Tammaro, 60 — Curfew Violation, Unlawful Entry
• Tara Coleman, 40 — Curfew Violation, Unlawful Entry
• James Sinclair, 38— Curfew Violation, Possession of Prohibited Weapon
• Sean Bare, 21 — Curfew Violation
• David Booth, 47 — Curfew Violation
• Philip Mulhollen, 39 — Curfew Violation
• Dakoda Westfall, 23 — Curfew Violation
• Matthew Bair, 30 — Curfew Violation
• Douglas Black, 37 — Curfew Violation
• Eric Black, 36 — Curfew Violation
• Thomas Haines, 33 — Curfew Violation
• Jonathan Mckinley, 40 — Curfew Violation

Additionally, a Pennsylvania man was among four people who died during the chaos. Benjamin Phillips, 50, of Ringtown in Schuylkill County, died of an unspecified "medical emergency," according to Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III.

The FBI and the Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying others who were involved in Wednesday's events. Anyone who saw unlawful violent actions is asked to submit their information, photos or videos to fbi.gov/USCapitol. Witnesses can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-‪800-225-5324) to report tips.