Double trouble: Capitol rioters charged with new crimes after Jan. 6 attack

While many people who participated in the Capitol riot have been arrested since then, a growing number of people have been arrested a second time for other crimes, which could potentially complicate sentencing, according to CBS News.

In June, the Justice Department charged U.S. Navy reservist Hatchet Speed for his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot. However, he has also been indicted on a series of additional charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Prosecutors have alleged that Speed unlawfully possessed firearms silencers and had made several gun purchases after the Capitol riot. In addition, prosecutors also alleged Speed met with an undercover FBI agent in February, when Speed allegedly made comments that “glorified violence.”

Due to his suspected involvement in these crimes on and after Jan. 6, Speed has been ordered to appear in two separate hearings: the first on Thursday on the firearms charges in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, and the second on Sept. 30 in his Capitol attack case in a Washington, D.C., federal court.

Kene Lazo, another person who was arrested in May 2021 for his involvement in the Capitol riot, was arrested again three months later on domestic violence charges. The Justice Department argued Lazo had a criminal history outside of the Capitol riot case, including the Aug. 2021 arrest and subsequent conviction for domestic violence, according to Lazo’s case.

Approximately 870 people have been charged by the Justice Department with crimes in relation to the Capitol riot.

Former President Donald Trump hinted during a radio interview on Sept. 1 that he is considering giving pardons to defendants who have been charged with crimes related to the storming of the Capitol if he runs and wins a second term in the White House.