A retired New York City police officer was arrested and charged this week with impeding police during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Thomas Webster, 54, a New York state resident, was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with any person assisting an officer or employee of the United States in the performance of their official duties while armed with a deadly or dangerous weapon, among other charges.