By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN
Federal prosecutors on Monday revealed the fees opposed to a Rhode Island guy who allegedly tried to jump the security chains of the FBI headquarters in Washington, D. C. , with two axes just hours after the insurrection of the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Timothy Desjardins, 35, was filmed with a damaged wooden table stand to beat Capitol police officers on the Capitol’s west terrace, the site of some of the most brutal fights between police officers and the crowd, according to indictment documents.
In the video, prosecutors say Desjardins was wearing a black leather jacket, a flat cap and a camouflage backpack.
Then, at 2 a. m. on Jan. 7, FBI agents reported a security breach when they discovered that Desjardins was looking to break through security chains at the gates of FBI headquarters. Officers discovered “one or two axles” inside his backpack, according to the court. documents.
Desjardins reportedly said he was “old-fashioned” on the axes and admitted he was on Capitol Hill but gave no details.
Officers first released Desjardins because they decided there was no arrest warrant for him. Once he left the FBI building, prosecutors say Desjardins abandoned his backpack on the street. Police say they discovered the backpack a few hours later, which included a Desjardins ID, two black walkie-talkies, 3 axes, a flashlight, matching clothes, prescription jars and a credit card.
Investigators say they showed Desjardins was on Capitol Hill insurrection by crossing today’s video with his photo after his arrest in October for allegedly firing a shot that touched another guy’s head in the Providence Walgreens parking lot.
Desjardins charged with six federal crimes, adding that he committed acts of physical violence on limited land with a harmful weapon. He has not yet pleaded guilty and is being held as a criminal in Rhode Island.
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