Arizona Man Arrested for Jan. 6 Assault on DC Police Officers at US Capitol

Arizona Man Arrested for Jan. 6 Assault on DC Police Officers at US Capitol
Jacob L. Zerkle, 50, of Bowie, Ariz., fights with police on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Federal prosecutors have charged a 50-year-old Arizona man with assaulting several police officers on the U.S. Capitol lawn during the breach of the building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jacob L. Zerkle of Bowie was arrested March 15 in Tucson, Arizona, on seven federal counts, including charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and four related offenses.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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