Luke Coffee.Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images
A former actor from Dallas has been charged on multiple counts for his participation in theriots at the U.S. Capitolon Jan. 6.
A rep for Coffee did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
His outfit of “a brown cowboy style hat, a camouflage jacket, a blue bandana, and grey backpack” helped identify him.
The FBI said that according to footage of the riots, Coffee “appeared to make several statements” to the crowd at one point and later made “physical contact with MPD and USCP officers.”
Coffee was charged with one count each of assault of a Federal law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon, interference with law enforcement officer during civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds, and two counts of unlawful entry on restricted grounds.
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Coffee admitted to being present at the riots in a phone interview with the FBI on Jan. 13, the complaint said, and “informed the interviewing agent that he had been wearing a brown hat and held up a crutch over his head while at the Capitol.”
However, Coffee claims that “he did not engage in any type of physical confrontations with the police while at the Capitol Building.”
Legal representation for Coffee could not immediately identified. He was scheduled to appear in court on Friday,NBC Dallas Fort-Worth reported. It is not clear if he has made a plea at this time.
Charges have been filedagainst more than 200 citizens accused of participating in the violent riot, which left five people dead,including a U.S. Capitol police officer.
source: people.com
