WASHINGTON – A New Jersey man pleaded responsible in the present day to assaulting legislation enforcement officers and different costs for his actions throughout the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to establish and rely the electoral votes associated to the 2020 presidential election.
Philip S. Younger, 60, of Sewell, New Jersey, pleaded responsible within the District of Columbia to an indictment charging him with assaulting, resisting, or impeding legislation enforcement officers, and interfering with officers throughout a civil dysfunction, each felony offenses, and 5 associated misdemeanor costs.
In line with courtroom paperwork, on Jan. 6, 2021, at roughly 2:46 p.m., Younger was illegally on the Capitol grounds, standing on stairs resulting in the Higher West Terrace. Somebody within the crowd shouted, “1, 2, 3, go!” Younger hurriedly went up the steps. He was one in every of a number of folks that lifted and pushed a steel bicycle rack barricade right into a line of legislation enforcement officers. Later, at roughly 3:54 p.m., he had made his option to the east courtyard of the Capitol, the place he was seen letting the air out of a black U.S. authorities automobile.
Younger was arrested on Aug. 19, 2021, in Sewell, New Jersey. He’s to be sentenced on Jan. 31, 2023. He faces a statutory most of eight years in jail for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, a most of 5 years in jail for civil dysfunction, and a most of 4 years on the misdemeanor costs. The costs additionally carry potential monetary penalties. A federal district courtroom choose will decide any sentence after contemplating the U.S. Sentencing Pointers and different statutory elements.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Columbia and the Division of Justice Nationwide Safety Division’s Counterterrorism Part. Precious help was supplied by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of New Jersey.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Philadelphia Area Workplace and its South Jersey Resident Company, and the FBI’s Washington Area Workplace, which recognized Younger as #276 on its in search of info photographs. Precious help was supplied by the Metropolitan Police Division and the U.S. Capitol Police.
Within the 21 months since Jan. 6, 2021, greater than 880 people have been arrested in practically all 50 states for crimes associated to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, together with over 270 people charged with assaulting or impeding legislation enforcement. The investigation stays ongoing.
Anybody with ideas can name 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or go to ideas.fbi.gov.