People take shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington on Jan 6, 2021. (ANDREW HARNIK/ AP)
Rioters who stormed the US Capitol in Washington are being pursued and arrested by law enforcement and some have faced immediate consequences, such as losing their jobs.
More than 100 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan 6
More than 100 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the insurrection on Jan 6.
An Arizona man who took part in the attack at the Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns made his first court appearance on Monday.
A judge scheduled a detention hearing on Friday for Jake Chansley, who has been jailed on misdemeanor charges since surrendering to authorities over the weekend in Phoenix. He took part in the hearing by phone from a detention facility.
The FBI identified Chansley from images taken during the riot showing his distinctive sleeve tattoos. Chansley was inside the Capitol and on the Senate dais as he carried a US flag on a pole topped with a spear.
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Texas company Goosehead Insurance said on Thursday that Paul Davis, an associate general counsel, was no longer employed after he posted videos of himself inside the Capitol.
Marketing company Navistar in Maryland terminated an employee after he was photographed wearing his company identification in the breached building.
Even a CEO was fired.
Brad Rukstales of Congensia, a marketing company in Chicago, was arrested on a charge of unlawful entry and fired on Thursday.
I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians.
Derrick Evans, an official who wasrecently elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates
Rukstales posted a statement on social media saying that "my decision to enter the Capitol was wrong and I am deeply regretful to have done so. Without qualification and as a peaceful and law-abiding citizen, I condemn the violence and destruction that took place in Washington."
Elected official quits
One elected official chose to quit in the aftermath. Derrick Evans, recently elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in November, resigned on Saturday. He was charged with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and for violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Evans filmed himself and said on the video: "We're in! We're in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!"
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"I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians," he said in a statement.
Police departments across the country are also investigating if any of their officers took part in the riot, according to The Washington Post.
At least two Capitol Police officers have been suspended, and more than a dozen others are under investigation for suspected involvement with or inappropriate support for the storming of the building, the newspaper reported on Monday.
Agencies via Xinhua contributed to this story.
