Suspected on Capitol Hill saw officer pinning down in attack

A Connecticut man has been charged with assaulting a Washington, DC police officer, who is seen in a startling video screaming and writhing in pain as he pushed against a doorframe during the Capitol Riot in the beginning of the months, officials said.

Patrick McCaughey III, 23, was arrested Tuesday in South Salem, New York, on charges of assaulting, resisting or obstructing police officers, violent entry or disorderly conduct and entering a building or restricted ground, according to a press release and a criminal complaint.

The Connecticut man was seen in front of a group of people pushing into uniformed police at an entrance to the Capitol, including Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, according to an affidavit.

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About 20 minutes into the video, shared as part of court documents, Hodges can be heard screaming in pain as McCaughey yells at him, “Come home,” as he and the group continue to push him.

“You see me. Come home. Talk to your pals and come home,” McCaughey tells the officer in the video, according to court documents. “Don’t try to use this stick on me. I’m not hurting you.

As the video continues, another riot hits Hodges’ helmet and lifts it above his head to reveal the officer’s bloody mouth. Meanwhile, McCaughey can be seen pushing against the police shield – and in Hodges, according to court documents.

About 21 and a half minutes into the video, McCaughey reportedly patted the officer behind Hodges and appeared to taunt him by saying, “Hey you, hey you, that guy isn’t doing very well.”

About 30 seconds later, he appears to be declaring, “Get out of here, get moving,” although it’s not clear if he’s talking to Hodges.

At one point during the attack on the Capitol, McCaughey told another person, “I’m not doing anything. I’m just an ordinary person like everyone else,” the Marshal said, citing a video on a cell phone. McCaughey then said, “This is our building.”

Federal officials said McCaughey also hit several other police officers with a clear plastic riot shield.

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In announcing McCaughey’s arrest, Michael R. Sherwin, acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, called Hodges’ attack “heinous and in essence anti-American.”

A New York federal magistrate ordered McCaughey to be held without bail Wednesday afternoon, saying his actions were concerning and that he posed a threat to the community. McCaughey’s case is being transferred to Washington, DC and he will remain in detention pending trial early next month.

Police requested the public’s help in identifying the attackers and released photos of a man later identified as McCaughey seen on the Capitol during the January 6 violence. A witness introduced himself identifying McCaughey as the person in the photos.

“What it’s really about is a man who on January 6 of this year struck at the heart of American democracy, that is, the United States Capitol, literally and figuratively, in part of a crowd that was apparently trying to overthrow one, ”Assistant US Attorney Benjamin Gianforte said at Wednesday’s hearing, which was held by video conference.

McCaughey’s public defender Jason Ser asked for the bail to be set at $ 150,000, saying his client was not as “manic and dangerous” as federal prosecutors described him. Ser said other people were pushing McCaughey and other parts of the video show McCaughey trying to help Hodges by lowering the officer’s face shield and telling another officer that Hodges was injured.

McCaughey, who has American and German citizenship, is unemployed and lives with his mother in Ridgefield, an affluent town along the New York border, Ser said. He was arrested at his father’s second home, where he was in quarantine.

“I think the image that’s being encouraged here, created here, focusing only on certain parts of the video, is certainly doing Mr. McCaughey a disservice,” Ser said. “The government is focusing on two and a half minutes on the 23 years of Mr. McCaughey’s life.”

McCaughey is a high school graduate who got good grades, made the honor roll and has no criminal record, Ser said.

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More than 150 rioters from the US Capitol have been arrested. The attack came as Congress was meeting to certify the results of the presidential election. Five people died during the riot, including a police officer from the Capitol.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.