Utah man charged with assault in January 6 attack
The Justice Department said a 24-year-old Utah man entered the Capitol and lunged at officers with a stun gun during the January 6 attack. Zach Rash, 24, from Payson, Utah, has been charged with assault for his alleged involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Department of Justice alleges that Rash lunged at police officers with a stun gun, which did not make contact with them. Despite admitting to taking the stun gun but not using it, Rash maintains that he did not use it. He faces felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting officers during the Capitol breach.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A man from Payson, Utah is being charged for his alleged actions during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. According to the Department of Justice, the man lunged at police officers on Capitol grounds with a stun gun.
According to a statement from the Justice Department, 24-year-old Zach Rash of Payson, Utah, was arrested two days ago for his involvement in the January 6 attack.
The Justice Department reported having a video of Rash entering the Capitol and taking a stun gun from an unidentified person.
After making sure the stun gun worked, Rash allegedly lunged toward officers twice, triggering the gun several times before exiting the tunnel.
The stun gun never made contact with the officers.
Rush told the DOJ he never had the stun gun. When shown the photos of him with it, he admitted to taking the stun gun but said he didn’t do anything with it.
The DOJ said the footage shows Rash lunging at police officers. Rash said he didn’t think he used the stun gun but that “it could have happened.”
Rash made his initial appearance in court on April 2. He faces felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting officers during the breach of the Capitol.
Rash is one of many Utahns implicated in the January 6 attack.
Konular: Crime, Violence