Maryland Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Maryland man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Nicholas Ortt, 43, of Mount Airy, Maryland, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.

In addition to the felonies, Ortt is charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

The FBI arrested Ortt today in Ellicott City, Maryland. He will make his initial appearance in the District of Columbia.

Read more: Department of Justice