A heckler, identified as Steve Nikoui, the father of the late Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, yells out as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 7, 2024. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Steve Nikoui, the father of the late Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui was arrested on Thursday for disrupting President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address.
The 51-year-old Gold Star father was charged with misdemeanor protest of “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” after violating D.C. Code, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said in a statement obtained by The Hill.