Federal prosecutors this week charged two brothers from Montana over their alleged roles in the Capitol riot, saying they were part of a group that chased a Capitol Police officer up a stairway, an incident that went viral after it was captured on video.
According to court filings submitted Thursday, Joshua Calvin Hughes and Jerod Wade Hughes turned themselves in at a Montana police station on Jan. 11.
A FBI affidavit filed with the court alleges that the two were part of the crowd that chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up a set of stairs during the riot.
Goodman, who has been widely lauded for his actions that day, can be seen calling for backup on his radio as he baits the mob into chasing him away from the Senate chamber and towards a group of waiting officers.
According to the FBI affidavit, the two brothers later entered the Senate chambers, where they and other rioters “sat in Senators’ chairs, opened Senators’ desks, and reviewed sensitive material stored therein.”
The Hughes brothers face multiple charges of unlawful entry and conduct on Capitol grounds as well as obstructing an official proceeding, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
It’s unclear if the two have hired attorneys.
Another alleged rioter in the group that followed Goodman, Douglas Austin Jensen, was charged earlier this month.