A Connecticut man was arrested and charged after he was accused of pinning down a police officer during the Capitol riots.
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23-year-old Patrick McCaughey of Ridgefield was arrested Tuesday in New York on charges of assault, resisting officers, violent entry, and entering a restricted building. According to the arrest report, McCaughey used a riot shield to attack several police officers and pinned down Officer Daniel Hodges, the cop who cried in pain as rioters were crushing him in a viral video. While he pinned down Hodges, another rioter assaulted the officer and grabbed his gas mask.
Days after the attack, a witness revealed McCaughey’s identity after the FBI released his photos to the public.
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McCaughey appeared in a federal court hearing in New York City and was ordered to be held in custody by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause. Krause called him a “danger to the community” as reported by the Daily Mail. Since the riots, over 150 MAGA supporters have been arrested and dozens more may face the same fate as more pictures are released by the FBI.