
Former National Guard Member Arrested Over Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
An Ohio man who was part of the National Guard when he assaulted law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested on Nov. 21, according to court documents. Matthew Honigford and other rioters clashed with a group of U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, prosecutors said, citing body camera footage from the officers. Mr. Honigford was captured pushing a flagpole into the chest of one officer before using his body to push a barrier into a line the officers had formed, according to the footage. He also told others in the area to “pull it down” in apparent reference to the barriers and tried following the crowd when it successfully breached the police line....
