A man from Salem, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder and a misdemeanor charge of theft of government property for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Richard Ackerman, 22, stole a Capitol police officer’s helmet before making his way into a restricted building on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<Court records said Ackerman referred to the helmet as his “war trophy” and took the helmet with him back to New Hampshire. The FBI said it recovered the helmet from Ackerman’s home in June 2022.According to court documents, Ackerman also picked up a water bottle and threw it at officers inside the Lower West Terrace Tunnel.Sentencing is scheduled for July 25 in Washington, D.C. More than 1,300 people have been charged with crimes in connection with the Capitol attack, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
A man from Salem, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder and a misdemeanor charge of theft of government property for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Richard Ackerman, 22, stole a Capitol police officer’s helmet before making his way into a restricted building on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<
Court records said Ackerman referred to the helmet as his “war trophy” and took the helmet with him back to New Hampshire. The FBI said it recovered the helmet from Ackerman’s home in June 2022.
According to court documents, Ackerman also picked up a water bottle and threw it at officers inside the Lower West Terrace Tunnel.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 25 in Washington, D.C.
More than 1,300 people have been charged with crimes in connection with the Capitol attack, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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