California Man Indicted for Using ‘Electroshock Weapon’ to Assault Officer on Jan. 6

A California man has been indicted for assaulting a police officer with an “electroshock weapon” and flagpole during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

A general view of the Department of Justice building in Washington, on April 18, 2019. Amr Alfiky/Reuters

A Southern California man has been indicted for assaulting a police officer with an “electroshock weapon” and flagpole during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said.

Daniel Joseph Rodriguez, 38, of Fontana, California was indicted on eight counts related to the Jan. 6 breach, and was arrested by the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office on Wednesday, court records (pdf) show.